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Washington is a big small town of 7,334 people in Warren County, New Jersey. It's about 28 miles from Allentown, PA and 52 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,334people
$263kTypical home
$1,348/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,334
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,732 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 28 mi to Allentown, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,660/mo)
- Median rent $1,348/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (564 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ABE airport
- 43 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 905 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 224 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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