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Manville is a big small town of 10,921 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from Trenton, NJ and 35 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $354k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,921people
$354kTypical home
$1,844/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
21"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,921
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,626 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $354k (≈$2,234/mo)
- Median rent $1,844/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (598 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TTN airport
- 24 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,786 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 154 bars within 25 mi
- 910 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 103 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: D+14 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