Living in Keasbey, NJ
Keasbey is a small town of 2,252 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 22 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,252people
$371kTypical home
$1,685/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,252
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,542 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,339/mo)
- Median rent $1,685/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to EWR airport
- 14 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 24% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9,323 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,379 bars within 25 mi
- 3,419 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 91 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 209 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.