Living in Roebling, NJ
Roebling is a small town of 3,452 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. It's about 7 miles from Trenton, NJ and 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,452people
$198kTypical home
$1,818/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,452
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,483 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,250/mo)
- Median rent $1,818/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 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 (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TTN airport
- 30 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,733 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 418 bars within 25 mi
- 992 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burlington County: D+17 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk