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South Plainfield is a small city of 24,473 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.
24,473people
$471kTypical home
$2,107/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,473
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,950 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,969/mo)
- Median rent $2,107/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,900 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to EWR airport
- 15 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 129 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,028 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 849 bars within 25 mi
- 2,545 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 42 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 192 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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