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Highlands is a small town of 4,518 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 18 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $455k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,518people
$455kTypical home
$1,658/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
26"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,518
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,105 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $455k (≈$2,869/mo)
- Median rent $1,658/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (464 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to JFK airport
- 20 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9,243 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,499 bars within 25 mi
- 3,513 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 109 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 183 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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