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Stockton is a tiny town of 446 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It's about 17 miles from Trenton, NJ and 29 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $442k and rent runs about $2k a month.
446people
$442kTypical home
$1,592/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 446
- Part of a metro area
- About 817 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $442k (≈$2,785/mo)
- Median rent $1,592/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (164 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to TTN airport
- 40 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,729 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 598 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hunterdon County: R+7 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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