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Heathcote is a big small town of 7,717 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 15 miles from Trenton, NJ and 38 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $568k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,717people
$568kTypical home
$1,623/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,717
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,462 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to New York, NY
- 15 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $568k (≈$3,579/mo)
- Median rent $1,623/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 26" 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 (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TTN airport
- 30 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 146 bars within 25 mi
- 774 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+8 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