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Keansburg is a big small town of 9,719 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 18 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $312k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,719people
$312kTypical home
$1,679/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,719
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,066 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $312k (≈$1,966/mo)
- Median rent $1,679/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to EWR airport
- 16 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,097 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,578 bars within 25 mi
- 3,785 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 110 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 220 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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