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Metuchen is a small city of 15,144 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 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $604k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,144people
$604kTypical home
$2,078/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,144
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,338 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $604k (≈$3,811/mo)
- Median rent $2,078/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 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 (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (788 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to EWR airport
- 14 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,462 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,194 bars within 25 mi
- 3,074 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 65 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 206 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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