StrathmoreNJ
A town of 6,708.
Is Strathmore a good place to live?
We don’t grade Strathmore yet; the figures below are still real.
97% of working residents leave Strathmore for work
Where Strathmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 533 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Strathmore. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw30 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw28 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw29 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Strathmore: who provides what
Strathmore is unincorporated, so Monmouth 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 Strathmore.
Strathmore has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The middle household income for Strathmore comes to $152,000. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 517, to 2,314. In Strathmore, the average trip to work is 35 minutes, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 30 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Strathmore | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $152,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Strathmore, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 25° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Strathmore, with inland flooding at the top
In Strathmore, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 62 of 100, above both New Jersey’s towns (52 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Strathmore break down as 42% from inland flooding and 28% from strong winds. The town has had 6 paid flood insurance claims since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Strathmore is
8.2% of Strathmore adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Strathmore is ahead of New Jersey on 20 and behind on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% have been diagnosed with depression, 9.7% report frequent physical distress.
| Strathmore | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Strathmore | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 14.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.9% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 6.1% of Strathmore
Strathmore’s trail network density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Across 6 parks and preserves: 0.2 miles of trail.
| Strathmore | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Storyland Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Cambridge Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
| 3. Ivy Hill Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Strathmore sell for about $720K
The share of households in Strathmore who live in a home they own: 87%. In Strathmore, the median rent is $1,592 a month. A home in Strathmore typically sold within 22 days of listing.
| Strathmore | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,592 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 Strathmore
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Strathmore
About 5 of every 100 Strathmore residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About Strathmore
Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Strathmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Aberdeen Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 7,225. Strathmore was built starting in the early 1960s by Levitt & Sons, marketed as a higher-end version of the Levittown communities that the firm was known for. The 2,000 new homes in the development led to a jump in the township's population of 10,000 over the decade, a jump of more than 140%.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 49 ft
Strathmore’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Strathmore.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathmore | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aberdeen Township | #218 | B+ | D | B | B− | A |
| Matawan | #247 | B | D | — | B− | A |
| Holmdel Township | #66 | A | D− | A− | A | A+ |
| Marlboro Township | #90 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Morganville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Matawan reports no FBI crime data of its own. Strathmore and Morganville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Strathmore with a neighbor →
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Is Strathmore, NJ a good place to live?
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