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Sayreville is a small city of 45,838 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $444k and rent runs about $2k a month.
45,838people
$444kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,838
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,896 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $444k (≈$2,800/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k)
- Low property crime (886 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to EWR airport
- 17 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,522 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 781 bars within 25 mi
- 2,431 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 184 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+8 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