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Franklin Park is a big small town of 13,211 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 19 miles from Trenton, NJ and 35 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,211people
$337kTypical home
$2,157/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,211
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,071 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,123/mo)
- Median rent $2,157/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TTN airport
- 26 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,653 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 163 bars within 25 mi
- 918 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 105 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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