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Sea Girt is a small town of 1,980 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 37 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,980people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,455/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,980
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,868 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to New York, NY
- 37 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,455/mo
- Median household income $214k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (39 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (415 per 100k)
People
- Median age 57
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to JFK airport
- 38 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,094 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 418 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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