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Jersey City is a big city of 294,078 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 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $567k and rent runs about $2k a month.
294,078people
$567kTypical home
$2,007/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
235Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 294,078
- Part of a metro area
- About 19,940 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 $567k (≈$3,575/mo)
- Median rent $2,007/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (485 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,825 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 42% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to EWR airport
- 6 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 14% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 165 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,649 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,889 bars within 25 mi
- 5,375 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 141 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 299 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 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