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Living in Morganville, NJ

Morganville is a big small town of 5,902 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $682k and rent runs about $3k a month.

5,902people
$682kTypical home
$2,692/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 5,902
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,090 people per sq mi
  • 25 mi to New York, NY
  • 25 mi to New York, NY
  • 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $682k (≈$4,299/mo)
  • Median rent $2,692/mo
  • Median household income $162k
  • Property tax about 1.5% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 42°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
  • 26" 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 46
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 19% are 65 or older
  • 59% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 10% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 38 min
  • 9% walk or take transit to work
  • 22 mi to EWR airport
  • 22 mi to EWR (major hub)
  • 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 81% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1994
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 203 ft
  • 5 mi to the ocean
  • 187 mi to a big lake
  • 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 31 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 104 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 4,298 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 406 bars within 25 mi
  • 1,658 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 124 museums within 25 mi
  • 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 3 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • Dog park in town
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 12 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

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