Populated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, US

Basking Ridge

$903kMedian Home
286Sunny Days/yr
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View on MapPopulation21kCenter elevation331 ft
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Basking Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Place

Where It Is

Location Context
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Latitude40.71°
Longitude-74.55°
Population21k
Center elevation331 ft

State Context

New JerseyU.S. state

New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2025 U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.40% - 10.75%Avg sales tax: 6.60%Property tax: 2.23%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

Outdoors

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People

City Profile

Median Age45 yrs
College Educated76%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home27%of workforce
Poverty Rate5%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$903k
Median home price
Household Income
$175k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Walkability
48
School Rating
7.9/10
Internet
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The year

Climate

Sunshine
286
sunny days per year
78% of the year
Annual precipitation
51"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
47
Good · 2024 modeled average
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