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Hoboken is a mid-size city of 58,668 people in Hudson County, New Jersey. It's about 7 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $895k and rent runs about $3k a month.
58,668people
$895kTypical home
$2,938/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,668
- Part of a metro area
- About 46,934 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to New York, NY
- 7 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $895k (≈$5,645/mo)
- Median rent $2,938/mo
- Median household income $181k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,400 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 19% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 82% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 45% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TEB airport
- 8 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 4% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 176 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,900 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,894 bars within 25 mi
- 5,457 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 139 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 295 museums within 25 mi
- 70 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hudson County: D+28 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High 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