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Freehold is a big small town of 12,507 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from Trenton, NJ and 33 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,507people
$417kTypical home
$1,832/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,507
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,474 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,628/mo)
- Median rent $1,832/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (149 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,312 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TTN airport
- 30 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 194 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 95 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 120 bars within 25 mi
- 802 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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