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Voorhees is a small town of 2,000 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from Trenton, NJ and 32 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $388k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,000people
$388kTypical home
$1,782/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,000
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,786 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $388k (≈$2,448/mo)
- Median rent $1,782/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" 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 (77 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,950 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 48% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TTN airport
- 22 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,073 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 200 bars within 25 mi
- 1,020 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 120 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
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.