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Hopewell is a small town of 1,823 people in Mercer County, New Jersey. It's about 11 miles from Trenton, NJ and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $587k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,823people
$587kTypical home
$1,856/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,823
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,518 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $587k (≈$3,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,856/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" 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 (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (605 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TTN airport
- 37 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,908 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 621 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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