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West Freehold is a big small town of 14,883 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from Trenton, NJ and 35 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $529k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,883people
$529kTypical home
$2,144/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,883
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,517 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $529k (≈$3,336/mo)
- Median rent $2,144/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TTN airport
- 32 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 133 bars within 25 mi
- 750 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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