AnnandaleNJ
A town of 1,568, settled in 1871.
Is Annandale a good place to live?
Annandale’s going rate for rent is $2,662 a month, above both the New Jersey town median ($1,778 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 4 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Annandale. We don’t grade Annandale yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Annandale for work
Where Annandale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Sports Illustrated Stadium and 138 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Annandale. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated Stadium
38 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential Center
25 mi LandmarkDrew University
24 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
21 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
34 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater KingdomPhoto credits
Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0 · Prudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Annandale: who provides what
Annandale is unincorporated, so Hunterdon County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Annandale.
Annandale has 0.7 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Commuting out is the norm in Annandale: 1% of working residents work locally. The town’s median household income stands at $168,000, against $113,000 in New Jersey’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Annandale has lost 539 jobs, to 536 in 2023. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 2.6%.
| Annandale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $168,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Annandale has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 27 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Annandale has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Annandale’s FEMA hazard score is 35 of 100. 66% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 11%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Annandale is
Among adults in Annandale, 32% sleep under 7 hours. Against the New Jersey average, Annandale comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. 28% of adults here have high blood pressure; 7.8% have diabetes.
| Annandale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Annandale | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Annandale
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Annandale
About 6 of every 100 Annandale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Annandale’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Annandale.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annandale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton Township | #81 | A | D | A | B+ | A+ |
| Clinton | #161 | A− | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| High Bridge | #137 | A− | C− | A− | B+ | A |
Clinton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Annandale isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Annandale with a neighbor →
Questions about Annandale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Annandale, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Annandale yet; the figures below are still real.