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Ten Mile Run is a small town of 2,492 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 17 miles from Trenton, NJ and 38 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $710k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,492people
$710kTypical home
$2,033/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,492
- Part of a metro area
- About 981 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to New York, NY
- 17 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $710k (≈$4,479/mo)
- Median rent $2,033/mo
- Median household income $163k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 25" 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 (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TTN airport
- 29 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 210 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,305 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 775 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 92 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: D+14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.