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Far Hills is a tiny town of 948 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 33 miles from Trenton, NJ and 36 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $792k and rent runs about $2k a month.
948people
$792kTypical home
$1,554/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 948
- Part of a metro area
- About 196 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to New York, NY
- 33 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $792k (≈$4,995/mo)
- Median rent $1,554/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to EWR airport
- 24 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,738 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 849 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
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