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Living in Martinsville, NJ

Martinsville is a big small town of 11,559 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 28 miles from Trenton, NJ and 34 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $720k and rent runs about $2k a month.

11,559people
$720kTypical home
$2,171/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 11,559
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 951 people per sq mi
  • 34 mi to New York, NY
  • 28 mi to Trenton, NJ
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $720k (≈$4,543/mo)
  • Median rent $2,171/mo
  • Median household income $205k
  • Property tax about 1.4% 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
  • 22" 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 (48 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (513 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 45
  • 37% of households have kids
  • 22% are 65 or older
  • 70% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 36 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 22 mi to EWR airport
  • 22 mi to EWR (major hub)
  • 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 92% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1971
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 253 ft
  • 17 mi to the ocean
  • 164 mi to a big lake
  • 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 30 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 114 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 3,148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 188 bars within 25 mi
  • 1,001 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 94 museums within 25 mi
  • 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 7 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 50% of New Jersey districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 8 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

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