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Shrewsbury is a small town of 4,179 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $811k and rent runs about $3k a month.
4,179people
$811kTypical home
$3,472/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,179
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,934 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $811k (≈$5,117/mo)
- Median rent $3,472/mo
- Median household income $179k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,185 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to EWR airport
- 26 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,526 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 343 bars within 25 mi
- 1,434 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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