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Laurence Harbor is a big small town of 6,191 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,191people
$307kTypical home
$1,903/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,191
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,099 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,934/mo)
- Median rent $1,903/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 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 47
- 19% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to EWR airport
- 17 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,334 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,050 bars within 25 mi
- 2,739 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 68 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 194 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 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
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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