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Princeton is a small city of 30,756 people in Mercer County, New Jersey. It's about 11 miles from Trenton, NJ and 34 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 $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
30,756people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,636/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,756
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,714 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,625/mo)
- Median rent $2,636/mo
- Median household income $192k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 25" 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
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (565 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 84% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 29% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 28% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TTN airport
- 35 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 157 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,072 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 141 bars within 25 mi
- 687 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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