Living in Finesville, NJ
Finesville is a tiny town of 301 people in Warren County, New Jersey. It's about 16 miles from Allentown, PA and 42 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $4k a month.
301people
$274kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
38"Snow
223Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 301
- Part of a metro area
- About 142 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Allentown, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,728/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 3.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 10 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 (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ABE airport
- 51 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 299 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 912 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 234 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+21 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk