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Deal is a tiny town of 686 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 29 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $2k a month.
686people
$1.6MTypical home
$1,981/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 686
- Part of a metro area
- About 579 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$10k/mo)
- Median rent $1,981/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,110 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to JFK airport
- 29 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,639 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 659 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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