Living in Robertsville, NJ
Robertsville is a big small town of 12,035 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from Trenton, NJ and 29 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $685k and rent runs about $3k a month.
12,035people
$685kTypical home
$2,715/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,035
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,039 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $685k (≈$4,320/mo)
- Median rent $2,715/mo
- Median household income $211k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" 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 (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to EWR airport
- 25 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 184 bars within 25 mi
- 1,118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 105 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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