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Twin Rivers is a big small town of 8,382 people in Mercer County, New Jersey. It's about 15 miles from Trenton, NJ and 38 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,382people
$301kTypical home
$1,753/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,382
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,637 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,901/mo)
- Median rent $1,753/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 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 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TTN airport
- 34 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 150 bars within 25 mi
- 754 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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