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Somerville is a big small town of 13,410 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from Trenton, NJ and 36 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,410people
$436kTypical home
$1,802/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
21"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,410
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,736 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,748/mo)
- Median rent $1,802/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (606 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to TTN airport
- 24 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,749 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 860 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 92 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: D+14 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