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Yardville is a big small town of 6,301 people in Mercer County, New Jersey. It's about 6 miles from Trenton, NJ and 28 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,301people
$360kTypical home
$1,661/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,301
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,547 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,271/mo)
- Median rent $1,661/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TTN airport
- 38 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,732 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 629 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: D+34 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk