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Long Branch is a small city of 32,530 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $574k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,530people
$574kTypical home
$1,876/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,530
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,349 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,620/mo)
- Median rent $1,876/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,404 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to JFK airport
- 26 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,531 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 180 bars within 25 mi
- 1,074 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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