Living in Lambertville, NJ
Lambertville is a small town of 4,153 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It's about 14 miles from Trenton, NJ and 27 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $562k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,153people
$562kTypical home
$1,563/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,153
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,831 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $562k (≈$3,546/mo)
- Median rent $1,563/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (375 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 13% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to TTN airport
- 38 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,820 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 178 bars within 25 mi
- 630 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hunterdon County: R+7 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.