Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US

Cranbury Township

$925kMedian Home
292Days with 5+ hrs sun
65°FAvg High Temp
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Temperatures vary across four distinct seasons. Rain falls fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

About Cranbury Township

Cranbury is a township in southern Middlesex County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,842, a decrease of 15 (−0.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,857, which in turn reflected an increase of 630 (+19.5%) from the 3,227 counted in the 2000 census.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Cranbury Township, New Jersey
Latitude40.32°
Longitude-74.51°

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 U.S. state by land area.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.

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Nearby Parks & Nature

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Housing Costs & Income

Housing
$925k
Median home price
Household Income
$198k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Safety Score
92
Walkability
54
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The year

Climate Through the Year

Sunshine
292
days with 5+ hours of sun/year

Annual average of days with more than five hours of sunshine, not necessarily clear skies.

80% of the year
Avg High Temp
65°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
68% warm season / 69% cool season
Comfort Score
59/100
Good
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
48"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
15"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
54
Moderate · 2024 modeled average
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Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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fairly steady humidity
Summer 68% · Winter 69% · Mar-Oct 64-72%
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