City in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US

New Brunswick

$435kMedian Home
288Sunny Days/yr
65°FAvg High Temp
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Quick Read

Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

New Brunswick is a city in and the county seat of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey, the city is both a college town and a commuter town for residents working in New York City within the New York metropolitan area. The New Brunswick station is a major stop for NJ Transit on the Northeast Corridor rail line, 33 miles (53 km) southwest of New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. The city is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River, in the heart of the Raritan Valley Region.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Latitude40.49°
Longitude-74.45°
Population57k
Altitude85 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.

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Nature Access

Nature & Park Feeds

Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

Distances in miles
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National Parks

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Local Nature & Reserves

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City Profile

Median Age24 yrs
College Educated24%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home9%of workforce
Poverty Rate32%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$3k/mo
Median rent
$435k
Median home price
Rent burden60% of income
Household Income
$57k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
3/10
Internet
Fiber
92%
Cable
94%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
288
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
65°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
68% warm season / 70% cool season
Comfort Score
58/100
Good
Temp Swing
47°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
50"
inches per year
Snowfall
6"
inches per year
Air Quality
48
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

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.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
50" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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fairly steady humidity
Summer 68% · Winter 70% · Jun-Dec 64-73%
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Current Conditions

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Sports Footprint

League Snapshot

A quick read on how big the sports footprint is here, without making you squint through tiny chips.

College Programs
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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