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East Freehold is a big small town of 5,096 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 28 miles from Trenton, NJ and 31 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $646k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,096people
$646kTypical home
$2,069/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,096
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,710 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 28 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $646k (≈$4,073/mo)
- Median rent $2,069/mo
- Median household income $189k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to EWR airport
- 29 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,253 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 121 bars within 25 mi
- 807 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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