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Springfield is a small town of 1,304 people in Union County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $608k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,304people
$608kTypical home
$2,332/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,304
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,361 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $608k (≈$3,833/mo)
- Median rent $2,332/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (930 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to EWR airport
- 8 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,684 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,737 bars within 25 mi
- 4,630 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 119 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 260 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: D+24 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