Humid subtropical
Iselin, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey · Population 19k · 72 ft elevation
Living in Iselin
Iselin has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ 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.
Iselin at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 72 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $394k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,051/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $113k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.35%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.890th percentile
- Average commute
- 38 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 49%
- Violent crime rate
- 139 per 100k41th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,166 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 24°F | 3.8″ | 5.1″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 26°F | 3.1″ | 8.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 5.3″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 5.3″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 30°F | 4.2″ | 2.4″ | 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