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Raritan is a big small town of 8,368 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from Trenton, NJ and 38 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $457k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,368people
$457kTypical home
$2,112/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
235Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,368
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,201 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $457k (≈$2,881/mo)
- Median rent $2,112/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (177 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TTN airport
- 26 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,519 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 777 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: D+14 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