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Madison Park is a big small town of 9,124 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 24 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 $427k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,124people
$427kTypical home
$1,528/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,124
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,019 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $427k (≈$2,690/mo)
- Median rent $1,528/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 11.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 34
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to EWR airport
- 18 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 33% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- Right on the coast
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,011 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 679 bars within 25 mi
- 2,292 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 172 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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