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Pennington is a small town of 2,827 people in Mercer County, New Jersey. It's about 7 miles from Trenton, NJ and 28 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $673k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,827people
$673kTypical home
$1,886/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,827
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,942 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $673k (≈$4,243/mo)
- Median rent $1,886/mo
- Median household income $193k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 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 (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (386 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to TTN airport
- 39 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,978 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 683 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: D+34 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk