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Jamesburg is a big small town of 5,770 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 19 miles from Trenton, NJ and 34 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,770people
$367kTypical home
$1,957/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,770
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,542 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,316/mo)
- Median rent $1,957/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" 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 (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (447 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TTN airport
- 27 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,642 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 166 bars within 25 mi
- 906 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 105 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
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