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Hackettstown is a big small town of 10,140 people in Warren County, New Jersey. It's about 39 miles from Allentown, PA and 48 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,140people
$362kTypical home
$1,469/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,140
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,807 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to New York, NY
- 39 mi to Allentown, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,280/mo)
- Median rent $1,469/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (411 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ABE airport
- 36 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 948 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 275 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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