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South Amboy is a big small town of 9,989 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 22 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $380k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,989people
$380kTypical home
$1,707/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,989
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,495 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $380k (≈$2,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,707/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.2% 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
- 26" 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 (120 per 100k)
- Low property crime (889 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to EWR airport
- 15 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9,158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,377 bars within 25 mi
- 3,361 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 94 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 218 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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