Living in Titusville, NJ
Titusville is a tiny town of 501 people in Mercer County, New Jersey. It's about 8 miles from Trenton, NJ and 25 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $2k a month.
501people
$341kTypical home
$1,623/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
23"Snow
235Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 501
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,071 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,152/mo)
- Median rent $1,623/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 15% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to TTN airport
- 36 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 177 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,912 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 220 bars within 25 mi
- 681 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 90 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: D+34 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.