Humid subtropical
Carteret, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey · Population 25k · 10 ft elevation
Living in Carteret
Carteret has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Carteret at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $370k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,012/mo87th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.10%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.185th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 203 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 803 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 26°F | 3.4″ | 9.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 27°F | 3.0″ | 10.1″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 5.6″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 44°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 54°F | 4.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.7″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 68°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 39°F | 3.3″ | 0.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 5.4″ | 149 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology