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Franklin Center is a big small town of 6,646 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from Trenton, NJ and 33 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $612k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,646people
$612kTypical home
$2,748/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
22"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,646
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,008 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $612k (≈$3,859/mo)
- Median rent $2,748/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to EWR airport
- 22 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,056 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 180 bars within 25 mi
- 992 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 113 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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