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Linden is a small city of 44,192 people in Union County, New Jersey. It's about 16 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $2k a month.
44,192people
$420kTypical home
$1,731/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 44,192
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,135 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,647/mo)
- Median rent $1,731/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,015 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to EWR airport
- 6 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,808 bars within 25 mi
- 4,819 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 131 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 269 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: D+24 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