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Red Bank is a big small town of 12,862 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $505k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,862people
$505kTypical home
$2,026/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,862
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,367 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $505k (≈$3,184/mo)
- Median rent $2,026/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,067 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to EWR airport
- 24 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,068 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 436 bars within 25 mi
- 1,658 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 121 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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