Living in Sewaren, NJ
Sewaren is a small town of 3,248 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 18 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $429k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,248people
$429kTypical home
$1,387/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,248
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,658 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,707/mo)
- Median rent $1,387/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 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 (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to EWR airport
- 11 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -381 ft
- Right on the coast
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,687 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,716 bars within 25 mi
- 4,287 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 118 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 243 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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