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Upper Pohatcong is a small town of 1,876 people in Warren County, New Jersey. It's about 18 miles from Allentown, PA and 46 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,876people
$280kTypical home
$1,606/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
223Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,876
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,904 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 18 mi to Allentown, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,768/mo)
- Median rent $1,606/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ABE airport
- 52 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 886 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 221 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+21 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk