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Capital city of New Jersey, United States

Trenton

$342kMedian Home
291Sunny Days/yr
65°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation90kCenter elevation56 ft
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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.

About Trenton

Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 until December 24, 1784. Trenton and Princeton are the two principal cities of the Trenton–Princeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Mercer County for statistical purposes and constitutes part of the New York combined statistical area by the U.S. Census Bureau. However, Trenton directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area to its west, and the city was part of the Philadelphia combined statistical area from 1990 until 2000.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Trenton, New Jersey
Latitude40.22°
Longitude-74.74°
Population90k
Center elevation56 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 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.

Outdoors

Nature Access

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People

City Profile

Median Age36 yrs
College Educated16%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home5%of workforce
Poverty Rate26%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$342k
Median home price
Rent burden58% of income
Household Income
$44k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Safety Score
48
Transit Score
53
School Rating
1.8/10
Internet
Fiber
86%
Cable
98%
address availability
The year

Climate

Sunshine
291
sunny days per year
80% of the year
Avg High Temp
65°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
68% warm season / 70% cool season
Comfort Score
60/100
Good
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
48"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
13"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
46
Good · 2024 modeled average
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
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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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Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
minimal
FEMA classification
Poor Air Days
36 days
per year with AQI > 100
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