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Milltown is a big small town of 7,059 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 23 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 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $459k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,059people
$459kTypical home
$1,204/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,059
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,542 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $459k (≈$2,893/mo)
- Median rent $1,204/mo
- Median household income $141k
- 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 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 (70 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,297 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to EWR airport
- 22 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,311 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 223 bars within 25 mi
- 1,118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 122 museums within 25 mi
- 24 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
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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