The PondsNJ
A town of 1,097.
Is The Ponds a good place to live?
The Ponds’ median age is 73 years, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 42 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. We don’t grade The Ponds yet; the figures below are still real.
1,097 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Madison Square Garden and 383 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around The Ponds. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw31 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw36 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaBarclays Center
Big draw39 mi GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to The Ponds: who provides what
The Ponds 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 The Ponds.
87% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 87% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 13% of residents (40% statewide). 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in The Ponds, against 45% in New Jersey’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 54% and 91% women
The Census survey reached too few of The Ponds’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.6 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| The Ponds | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 43.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 43.6% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.5% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.5% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of The Ponds’ workers commute out
Most working residents leave The Ponds for work: only 0% work in town. 1.5% of residents live below the poverty line in The Ponds. Jobs based in The Ponds fell to 17 in 2023, 41 fewer than in 2013.
| The Ponds | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in The Ponds
The Ponds has chilly winters and warm summers. 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
Fewer of The Ponds’ adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
7.6% of The Ponds adults report frequent mental distress. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than The Ponds. 26% of The Ponds adults feel lonely.
| The Ponds | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 16% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 56% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | The Ponds | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.1% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 1.9% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 21% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in The Ponds
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in The Ponds sells for about $510K at the median
The Ponds’ median rent is $1,791 a month.
| The Ponds | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,791 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about The Ponds
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of The Ponds
About 2 of every 100 The Ponds residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
100% of working residents leave The Ponds for work
Where The Ponds’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About The Ponds
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
The Ponds is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the year it was first listed as a CDP, the population was 941.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 121 ft
Questions about The Ponds
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is The Ponds, NJ a good place to live?
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