Humid subtropical
Highlands, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey · Population 4.6k · 13 ft elevation
Living in Highlands
Highlands has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 58 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Highlands at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,800 hrs49th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $395k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,848/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $90k66th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.26%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.185th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 234 per 100k62th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 421 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4039th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 25°F | 4.2″ | 6.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 8.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 4.4″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.6″ | 244 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 66°F | 6.3″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 47°F | 4.7″ | — | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 30°F | 4.8″ | 4.3″ | 148 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