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The Ponds is a small town of 1,097 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 17 miles from Trenton, NJ and 37 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,097people
$374kTypical home
$1,791/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,097
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,032 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to New York, NY
- 17 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,357/mo)
- Median rent $1,791/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 73
- 11% of households have kids
- 65% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TTN airport
- 30 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 119 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,404 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 165 bars within 25 mi
- 829 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 91 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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