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Kingston is a small town of 1,670 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 13 miles from Trenton, NJ and 38 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,670people
$476kTypical home
$1,765/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,670
- Part of a metro area
- About 891 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,001/mo)
- Median rent $1,765/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TTN airport
- 32 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 130 bars within 25 mi
- 732 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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