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Highland Park is a small city of 15,121 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from Trenton, NJ and 28 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $472k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,121people
$472kTypical home
$1,873/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,121
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,304 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $472k (≈$2,975/mo)
- Median rent $1,873/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" 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 (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (718 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 23% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to EWR airport
- 19 mi to EWR (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,988 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 265 bars within 25 mi
- 1,411 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 126 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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