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Hightstown is a big small town of 5,920 people in Mercer County, New Jersey. It's about 13 miles from Trenton, NJ and 37 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,920people
$343kTypical home
$1,606/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,920
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,801 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,160/mo)
- Median rent $1,606/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (564 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TTN airport
- 35 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 759 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: D+34 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk