Living in Hainesburg, NJ
Hainesburg is a tiny town of 239 people in Warren County, New Jersey. It's about 34 miles from Allentown, PA and 62 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $406k and rent runs about $2k a month.
239people
$406kTypical home
$2,135/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
32"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 239
- Part of a metro area
- About 159 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to New York, NY
- 34 mi to Allentown, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $406k (≈$2,562/mo)
- Median rent $2,135/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32" 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 (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ABE airport
- 50 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 584 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 149 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
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