IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in West Long Branch, NJ
West Long Branch is a big small town of 8,586 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $684k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,586people
$684kTypical home
$1,970/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
Is West Long Branch right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,586
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,006 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 $684k (≈$4,315/mo)
- Median rent $1,970/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,301 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to JFK airport
- 27 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,481 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 167 bars within 25 mi
- 1,041 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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