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Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US

Middlesex

$521kMedian Home
285Sunny Days/yr
View on Map· Pop. 14k· Elev. 49 ftWikipedia

Middlesex is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located within the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,636, its highest decennial count and an increase of 1,001 (+7.3%) from the 2010 census count of 13,635, which in turn reflected a decline of 82 (−0.6%) from the 13,717 counted in the 2000 census.Wikipedia

About the RegionMid-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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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$521k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$57k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
4.1/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
285
sunny days per year
78% of the year
Comfort Score
70/100
Good
Rainfall
50"
inches per year
Air Quality
48
Good AQI
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Demographics

Population14k
Altitude49 ftabove sea level
Median Age24 yrs
College Educated24%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home9%of workforce

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