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Phillipsburg is a small city of 15,299 people in Warren County, New Jersey. It's about 17 miles from Allentown, PA and 47 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,299people
$193kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
223Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,299
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,794 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Allentown, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,218/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,302 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ABE airport
- 53 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 299 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 876 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 215 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Warren County: R+21 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk