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Matawan is a big small town of 9,710 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $468k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,710people
$468kTypical home
$1,824/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,710
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,285 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $468k (≈$2,950/mo)
- Median rent $1,824/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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 (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to EWR airport
- 20 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,716 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 636 bars within 25 mi
- 2,210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 163 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
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