Menlo Park TerraceNJ
3,062 people call this town in New Jersey home.
Is Menlo Park Terrace a good place to live?
Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Menlo Park Terrace. Menlo Park Terrace’s median rent is $1,971 a month, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $1,778 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. We don’t grade Menlo Park Terrace yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Menlo Park Terrace for work
Where Menlo Park Terrace’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Menlo Park Terrace.
Menlo Park Terrace has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles. Jobs in Menlo Park Terrace grew by 46 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 119. The town’s average commute is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Edison Township (12%), Woodbridge Township (11%) and New York (8%).
| Menlo Park Terrace | Typical New Jersey town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $110,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Menlo Park Terrace’s year
The July high here locally is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Menlo Park Terrace: inland flooding
Menlo Park Terrace’s FEMA risk score is put at 34 of 100. Since 1989, Menlo Park Terrace has seen 6 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 68% come from inland flooding and 8% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults in Menlo Park Terrace have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
In Menlo Park Terrace, 27% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults here, 13% binge drink and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Menlo Park Terrace | Typical New Jersey town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Menlo Park Terrace | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 12.1% | 15.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.7% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No age group stands out in Menlo Park Terrace against New Jersey
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the New Jersey average. Menlo Park Terrace: 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Also worth knowing: its age of the median resident is 39.9 years.
| Menlo Park Terrace | Typical New Jersey town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Menlo Park Terrace | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.7% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.3% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
A home in Menlo Park Terrace sells for about $690K at the median
87% of households live in a home they own in Menlo Park Terrace.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Menlo Park Terrace
Madison Square Garden and 535 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Menlo Park Terrace. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw25 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw23 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw18 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw25 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 Menlo Park Terrace: who provides what
Menlo Park Terrace 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
17 within 15 miles of the center of Menlo Park Terrace
About 4 of every 100 Menlo Park Terrace residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Menlo Park Terrace
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Menlo Park Terrace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,806.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 118 ft
Menlo Park Terrace’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Menlo Park Terrace.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
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| Menlo Park Terrace | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iselin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fords | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Menlo Park Terrace, Iselin and Fords aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Menlo Park Terrace with a neighbor →
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