DeansNJ
A town of 1,154, settled in 1872.
Is Deans a good place to live?
80% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Deans, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 45% and U.S. towns at 29%. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Deans. We don’t grade Deans yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Deans stand out
Where Deans beats most towns.
1,154 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Madison Square Garden and 468 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deans. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw39 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw37 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw30 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw39 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Deans: who provides what
Deans 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 Deans.
Deans stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with the average trip to work longer than most
Deans’ average trip to work is 44 minutes, above both the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in Deans is $249,000. Jobs based in Deans grew to 2,354 in 2023, 1,211 more than in 2013.
| Deans | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 44 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $249,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very low risk in Deans, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Deans, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Deans has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Deans than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
11% of Deans adults report frequent mental distress. Only 3 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Deans. 9.9% of Deans adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Deans | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Deans | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.3% | 7% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 56.3% | 63.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Deans sells for about $935K at the median
93% of households own their home in Deans.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Deans
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Deans
About 6 of every 100 Deans residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Every workday, about 2,349 people come to Deans for work
Where Deans’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Deans
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Deans is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census, Deans had a population of 1,615.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 62 ft
Questions about Deans
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deans, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Deans yet; the figures below are still real.