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East Franklin is a big small town of 11,070 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from Trenton, NJ and 30 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,070people
$386kTypical home
$2,056/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,070
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,165 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,433/mo)
- Median rent $2,056/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" 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 (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to EWR airport
- 21 mi to EWR (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 213 bars within 25 mi
- 1,102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 122 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Somerset County: D+14 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