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Cranford is a small town of 1,937 people in Union County, New Jersey. It's about 19 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $647k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,937people
$647kTypical home
$2,458/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,937
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,748 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $647k (≈$4,077/mo)
- Median rent $2,458/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (539 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to EWR airport
- 8 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,521 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,733 bars within 25 mi
- 4,575 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 118 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 258 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: D+24 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk