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Middlesex is a big small town of 14,645 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 28 miles from Trenton, NJ and 30 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,645people
$446kTypical home
$1,416/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
22"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,645
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,199 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 28 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,815/mo)
- Median rent $1,416/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (510 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to EWR airport
- 19 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 224 bars within 25 mi
- 1,157 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 115 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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