Ten Mile RunNJ
A town of 2,492.
Is Ten Mile Run a good place to live?
Ten Mile Run’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in New Jersey’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Ten Mile Run yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Ten Mile Run for work
Where Ten Mile Run’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 420 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ten Mile Run. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw40 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw34 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw36 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw21 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
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Moving to Ten Mile Run: who provides what
Ten Mile Run is unincorporated, so Somerset 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 Ten Mile Run.
Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, fewer of Ten Mile Run’s working residents work locally
The middle household income for Ten Mile Run comes to $163,000. Jobs here fell by 518 from 2013 to 2023, to 85. The average trip to work for Ten Mile Run comes to 32 minutes, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 30 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Franklin Township (11%), New Brunswick (6%) and New York (6%).
| Ten Mile Run | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $163,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Ten Mile Run
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 23°, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Ten Mile Run’s adults binge drink than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
Among adults in Ten Mile Run, 12% say their health is fair or poor. Ten Mile Run: 11% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Ten Mile Run | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Ten Mile Run | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.1% | 9.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Ten Mile Run, mostly inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Ten Mile Run than in 60% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1996: 30. 72% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ten Mile Run
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Ten Mile Run
About 7 of every 100 Ten Mile Run residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Ten Mile Run’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Ten Mile Run.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Mile Run | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Plains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Griggstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Rocky Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | #246 | B | D | B+ | C | A |
| South Brunswick Township | #125 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Kendall Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ten Mile Run, Pleasant Plains, Griggstown, East Rocky Hill, Franklin Park and Kendall Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ten Mile Run with a neighbor →
Questions about Ten Mile Run
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ten Mile Run, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Ten Mile Run yet; the figures below are still real.