Princeton MeadowsNJ
15,561 residents make their home in this town in New Jersey.
Is Princeton Meadows a good place to live?
80% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Princeton Meadows, above both the New Jersey town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Princeton Meadows. 24% of the land in Princeton Meadows is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. We don’t grade Princeton Meadows yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Princeton Meadows for work
Where Princeton Meadows’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Coney Island and 247 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Princeton Meadows. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw39 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw15 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaBarclays Center
Big draw35 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
35 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated StadiumPhoto credits
Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Princeton Meadows: who provides what
Princeton Meadows 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 Princeton Meadows.
Princeton Meadows has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Princeton Meadows comes to 82 of 100. The town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2007. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 83% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Princeton Meadows’ workers commute out
Among residents in Princeton Meadows, 5.1% live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Princeton Meadows to do it: just 1% work in town. Employers in Princeton Meadows shed 234 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,036. Princeton Meadows’ mean commuting time stands at 34 minutes.
| Princeton Meadows | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $131,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Protected land: 24.3% of Princeton Meadows
In Princeton Meadows, the concentration of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile. Trails total 3.0 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in the town: one, of 15 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morris Davison Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Princeton Meadows
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults have high blood pressure in Princeton Meadows than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Princeton Meadows. In Princeton Meadows, 6.7% of adults report frequent physical distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Princeton Meadows beats New Jersey on 23 and trails on 1.
| Princeton Meadows | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 6.7% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.8% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Princeton Meadows | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.5% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 69.2% | 77.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Princeton Meadows sells for about $381K
Princeton Meadows’ midpoint rent comes in at $2,010 a month. For households locally, the share who own their home is 38%. A home in Princeton Meadows typically sold within 65 days of listing.
| Princeton Meadows | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 38% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,010 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Princeton Meadows
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Princeton Meadows
About 6 of every 100 Princeton Meadows residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Princeton Meadows’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Princeton Meadows.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Meadows | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plainsboro Township | #103 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Cranbury Township | #25 | A+ | C | A− | A+ | A |
| South Brunswick Township | #125 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Plainsboro Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Plainsboro Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Princeton Meadows and Plainsboro Center aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Princeton Meadows with a neighbor →
Questions about Princeton Meadows
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Is Princeton Meadows, NJ a good place to live?
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