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New Brunswick is a mid-size city of 56,345 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from Trenton, NJ and 29 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 $354k and rent runs about $2k a month.
56,345people
$354kTypical home
$1,814/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,345
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,767 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $354k (≈$2,231/mo)
- Median rent $1,814/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% 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
- About average violent crime (383 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,581 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 36% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 25% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to EWR airport
- 20 mi to EWR (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,586 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 235 bars within 25 mi
- 1,254 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 120 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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