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The Hills is a big small town of 10,785 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 31 miles from Trenton, NJ and 36 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $577k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,785people
$577kTypical home
$2,376/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,785
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,804 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to New York, NY
- 31 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $577k (≈$3,639/mo)
- Median rent $2,376/mo
- Median household income $155k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to EWR airport
- 24 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 577 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,725 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 156 bars within 25 mi
- 840 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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