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Hampton is a small town of 1,020 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It's about 28 miles from Allentown, PA and 49 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,020people
$337kTypical home
$1,406/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,020
- Part of a metro area
- About 678 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 28 mi to Allentown, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,122/mo)
- Median rent $1,406/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ABE airport
- 42 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 407 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 899 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 223 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hunterdon County: R+7 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.