Living in Crosswicks, NJ
Crosswicks is a tiny town of 900 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. It's about 9 miles from Trenton, NJ and 28 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $688k and rent runs about $2k a month.
900people
$688kTypical home
$1,745/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 900
- Part of a metro area
- About 493 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 9 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $688k (≈$4,339/mo)
- Median rent $1,745/mo
- Median household income $161k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TTN airport
- 37 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,700 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 127 bars within 25 mi
- 622 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burlington County: D+17 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.