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Lincroft is a big small town of 6,939 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $807k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,939people
$807kTypical home
$1,256/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,939
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,243 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $807k (≈$5,091/mo)
- Median rent $1,256/mo
- Median household income $189k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 123 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to EWR airport
- 25 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,723 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 338 bars within 25 mi
- 1,458 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 96 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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.