AvenelNJ
A town of 17,121, settled in 1898.
Is Avenel a good place to live?
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Madison Square Garden and 543 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Avenel. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw21 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw15 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw20 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw16 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Avenel: who provides what
Avenel is unincorporated, so Middlesex 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 Avenel.
Avenel has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 77% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Avenel is lower. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1980: 60. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 56% come from inland flooding and 11% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Avenel: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 32 inches of snow, with January nights at 24° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Avenel has 1.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 9,905 commuters
Among workers in Avenel, 9.8% do their job from home. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 3% of working residents work locally. The town had 10,156 jobs in 2023, up 4,035 from 2013. Its average commute stands at 32 minutes, near the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) and above the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Avenel | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Avenel is
Avenel: 16% of adults report frequent mental distress, against 15% in New Jersey’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Avenel is ahead of New Jersey on 7 and behind on 9. The share of adults in Avenel who have been diagnosed with depression: 13%.
| Avenel | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Avenel | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 5.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.5% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Avenel: about $513K
For Avenel, the median rent is $1,906 a month. 52% of households are owner-occupiers in the town. Bidding over the asking price: half of homes sold here.
| Avenel | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,906 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Conserved land covers 5.8% of Avenel
Trails run 2.4 miles in 3 parks and preserves. For Avenel, the density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Avenel | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest | 1.2 mi | 97 |
| 2. Frank G. Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
| 3. Prospect Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Avenel
Colleges nearby
28 within 15 miles of the center of Avenel
About 5 of every 100 Avenel residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About Avenel
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Avenel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Avenel is approximately 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Midtown Manhattan along the North Jersey Coast rail line. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 16,920, a decrease of 91 (−0.5%) from the 17,011 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn had reflected a decline of 541 (−3.1%) from the 17,552 counted in the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- ZIP code
- 07001
Avenel’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Avenel.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbridge Township | #277 | B− | D− | — | C+ | A− |
| Carteret | #367 | C | D | C+ | C | B |
| Colonia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linden | #360 | C | D | — | C− | B |
| Port Reading | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rahway | #363 | C | D | B | D | B+ |
Woodbridge Township and Linden report no FBI crime data of their own. Avenel, Colonia and Port Reading aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Avenel with a neighbor →
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