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New Providence is a big small town of 13,727 people in Union County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $770k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,727people
$770kTypical home
$1,903/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,727
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,721 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $770k (≈$4,855/mo)
- Median rent $1,903/mo
- Median household income $162k
- Property tax about 1.3% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (291 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 38% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to EWR airport
- 12 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,453 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,421 bars within 25 mi
- 3,768 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 83 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 231 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: D+24 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