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Spotswood is a big small town of 8,171 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from Trenton, NJ and 30 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,171people
$370kTypical home
$1,079/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,171
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,533 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,333/mo)
- Median rent $1,079/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (322 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to EWR airport
- 24 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,098 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 199 bars within 25 mi
- 1,068 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 120 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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