ForsgateNJ
Home to 2,102 people, this town lies in New Jersey.
Is Forsgate a good place to live?
78% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Forsgate, above both New Jersey’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Forsgate. Forsgate’s concentration of trails is 5.8 miles per square mile, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. We don’t grade Forsgate yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Forsgate for work
Where Forsgate’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Forsgate.
Top of a low hazard risk in Forsgate: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Forsgate, 63% come from inland flooding and 8% from strong winds. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 80% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 2011: one.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Forsgate, the median household income runs higher than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
The top destinations are New York (11%), Monroe Township (6%) and New Brunswick (5%). The share of residents in Forsgate who live below the poverty line: 3.6%. Employers in Forsgate shed 558 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 78. The town’s average trip to work is 40 minutes.
| Forsgate | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $239,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Forsgate brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 23°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Forsgate stands out in New Jersey and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Forsgate. 37% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Forsgate. CDC measures, 32 in all: Forsgate beats New Jersey on 23 and trails on 1.
| Forsgate | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 16% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Forsgate | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.3% | 7% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 59.4% | 63.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Forsgate sells for about $757K at the median
Only one of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Forsgate.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Forsgate
Madison Square Garden and 442 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Forsgate. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw40 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw38 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw30 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw40 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 Forsgate: who provides what
Forsgate 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.
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Forsgate
About 6 of every 100 Forsgate residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About Forsgate
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Forsgate is a golf course community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It consists of Forsgate Country Club and its associated housing developments. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 2,056.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 151 ft
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