Living in Flemington, NJ
Flemington is a small town of 4,896 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from Trenton, NJ and 37 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $401k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,896people
$401kTypical home
$1,532/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,896
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,546 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $401k (≈$2,526/mo)
- Median rent $1,532/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (222 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,826 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TTN airport
- 38 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,587 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 484 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hunterdon County: R+7 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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