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Lakewood is a mid-size city of 69,585 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It's about 31 miles from Trenton, NJ and 42 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $716k and rent runs about $2k a month.
69,585people
$716kTypical home
$1,718/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 69,585
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,830 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to New York, NY
- 31 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $716k (≈$4,512/mo)
- Median rent $1,718/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (471 per 100k)
People
- Median age 18
- 71% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TTN airport
- 41 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 59% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 454 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ocean County: R+36 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk