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Watchung is a big small town of 6,485 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $883k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,485people
$883kTypical home
$2,738/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
23"Snow
235Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,485
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,078 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $883k (≈$5,565/mo)
- Median rent $2,738/mo
- Median household income $174k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,947 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 35% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to EWR airport
- 14 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,842 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,035 bars within 25 mi
- 2,790 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 53 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 194 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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