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New Jersey Cities
City Type
City Type	East Coast	College Town	na
Population (2016 est.)
Population (Current)	11,340	31,249	78,040
Population (1990)	15,512	25,214	49,272
Land Area (sq mi)	6	18	36
Persons Per Square Mile	1,890	1,736	2,151
Home Prices
2018	$589,467	$685,375	$419,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '18)	67.4%	77.6%	76.0%
Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18)	-1.7%	-2.6%	6.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18)	3.3%	3.7%	3.8%
Big City Prices ('18)	$241,000	$272,000	$340,000
Bargain Index	198%	204%	101%
Big City	Philadelphia	Trenton	na
Monthly Rent	$1,553	$1,733	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	25.5	26.6	19.0
Cost of Living (2018)
Cost of Living	132%	146%	109%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Good Days	297	259	72%
Moderate Days	60	92	25%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	6	12	3%
Unhealthy Days	1	2	0%
Very Unhealthy Days	0	0	0%
Water Quality (2002-2014)
Good	22%	16%	36%
Threatened	0%	0%	2%
Impaired	78%	85%	62%
Walkability
Walk Score®	84	72	45
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	65 miles	41 miles	72 miles
City	Philadelphia	Newark	na
Recreation
National Parks	12	33	7
National Campgrounds	3	10	26
State Parks	12	30	11
Medical Care (2016)
Accredited Hospitals	2	4	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2016	101	28	346
2015	107	39	324
Gain ('15 to '16)	-6%	-28%	6%
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Population Distribution (2010)
Median Age (yrs)	54	23	37
White	92.1%	72.1%	80.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	6.4%	7.2%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.7%	13.5%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Other Race	1.9%	4.1%	4.4%
Multiple Races	1.7%	3.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	10.3%	11.6%
Income and Housing (2010)
Family Income	$79,196	$148,295	$69,596
Occupied Housing	28%	91%	83%
Vacant Housing	72%	9%	17%
Home Ownership	62%	47%	55%
Persons Per Family	2.70	3.20	2.90
Taxes (2018)
Local and State	6.6%	6.6%	6.8%
Local, State and Federal	123 days	123 days	113 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Temperate & Humid	Cool & Wet	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	29 F	22 F	27 F
July High Temp	81 F	85 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	39 in	48 in	35 in
Elevation	10 ft	100 ft	1,652 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Lower	Moderate	Moderate
Earthquake	.2%	.7%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	20-40	20-40	10
Flood	Very High	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Very Low	Low	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	Low	Low	Low
Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear)
Nearby Reactors	6	10	2
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Violent Crimes	16	10	40
Property Crimes	533	216	397
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	4,480	5,357	4,662
Cooling Degree Days	951	751	1,253
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