US metro area
Trenton
Trenton-Princeton, NJ, NJ
Trenton: Population — 392,138 people; Per capita income — $87,068; Typical rent — $2,523; Typical home value — $439,977; Air: median AQI — 43 AQI. Data for 23 of 23 connected indicators.
Strengths
Top quarter of the set, for indicators with a known direction.
- Per capita income: $87,068
Weaknesses
Bottom quarter of the set. This compares places; it does not rate life in them.
- Typical rent: $2,523
- Price level: 103.2 100 = US average
- Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km: 0.05 per year
Money
| Indicator | Value | Among metro areas | Period and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per capita income | $87,068 | 2024 · BEA Regional (CAINC1), sum across CBSA counties calculation: sum of income and population across the CBSA's counties, not a direct measurement of the metro area | |
| Typical rent | $2,523 | 2026-09-30 · Zillow ZORI listing-based index; approximate match to the CBSA by name | |
| Typical home value | $439,977 | 2026-09-30 · Zillow ZHVI index; approximate match to the CBSA by name | |
| Price level | 103.2 100 = US average | 2024 · BEA Regional Price Parities official BEA estimate |
Climate and risks
| Indicator | Value | Among metro areas | Period and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air: median AQI | 43 AQI | 2024 · EPA AirData (median AQI) measured at monitoring stations; coverage of the metro area is incomplete | |
| Days with unhealthy air | 5 days per year | 2024 · EPA AirData measured at monitoring stations; coverage of the metro area is incomplete | |
| Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C) | 51 days per year | 2016-2025 · NOAA GHCN-Daily measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded station TRENTON-MERCER AP, 9.1 km from the center | |
| Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C) | 6 days per year | 2016-2025 · NOAA GHCN-Daily measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded station TRENTON-MERCER AP, 9.1 km from the center | |
| Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C) | 0.0 days per year | 2016-2025 · NOAA GHCN-Daily measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded station TRENTON-MERCER AP, 9.1 km from the center | |
| Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C) | 13 days per year | by size, not rated | 2016-2025 · NOAA GHCN-Daily measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded station TRENTON-MERCER AP, 9.1 km from the center |
| Heating degree days | 2,563 °C·days per year | by size, not rated | 2016-2025 · NOAA GHCN-Daily measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded station TRENTON-MERCER AP, 9.1 km from the center |
| Cooling degree days | 684 °C·days per year | by size, not rated | 2016-2025 · NOAA GHCN-Daily measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded station TRENTON-MERCER AP, 9.1 km from the center |
| Rainy days | 103 days per year | by size, not rated | 2016-2025 · NOAA GHCN-Daily measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded station TRENTON-MERCER AP, 9.1 km from the center |
| Snowfall days | 5 days per year | by size, not rated | 2016-2025 · NOAA GHCN-Daily measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded station TRENTON-MERCER AP, 9.1 km from the center |
| Annual precipitation | 1,131 mm per year | by size, not rated | 2016-2025 · NOAA GHCN-Daily measured at a single station, often at an airport; not an average for the metro area; years with incomplete data are excluded station TRENTON-MERCER AP, 9.1 km from the center |
| Daylight on December 21 | 9.3 hours | by size, not rated | December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year) · calculated from latitude calculation; cloud cover is not taken into account |
| Daylight on June 21 | 15.1 hours | by size, not rated | December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year) · calculated from latitude calculation; cloud cover is not taken into account |
| Air humidity | 63 % | by size, not rated | 2021-2025 · Meteostat (CC BY 4.0) measured at a single station; only measured values were used, years with incomplete data are excluded station Philadelphia International Airport, 57.1 km from the center |
| Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C) | 41 days per year | 2021-2025 · Meteostat (CC BY 4.0) measured at a single station; only measured values were used, years with incomplete data are excluded station Philadelphia International Airport, 57.1 km from the center | |
| Distance to the sea | 38 km | by size, not rated | 2006-2025 · Natural Earth, USGS accuracy is limited by the map scale, on the order of a few kilometers |
| Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km | 0.05 per year | 2006-2025 · Natural Earth, USGS 20-year catalog: rare strong events may fall outside the window; completeness outside the US depends on the region | |
| Strongest earthquake in the period | 4.8 magnitude | 2006-2025 · Natural Earth, USGS observed tremors over 20 years only; no events means no value, not zero |
Urban environment
| Indicator | Value | Among metro areas | Period and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 392,138 people | by size, not rated | 2024 · BEA Regional (CAINC1), sum across CBSA counties calculation: sum of population across the CBSA's counties |
Missing from the summary (10)
A gap means no data, not a zero value.
- Median household income (Money): Source not connected: the Census ACS loader requires a free CENSUS_API_KEY, and no key has been issued.
- Share of residents below the poverty line (Money): Source not connected: the Census ACS loader requires a free CENSUS_API_KEY, and no key has been issued.
- Unemployment (Work): Source not connected: the Census ACS loader requires a free CENSUS_API_KEY, and no key has been issued.
- Bachelor's degree among adults 25+ (Urban environment): Source not connected: the Census ACS loader requires a free CENSUS_API_KEY, and no key has been issued.
- School outcomes (Schools and family): Source not connected: school results and progress are published by states in different formats; whether an address is assigned to a school is outside the dataset. The nearest school is not assumed to be available for enrollment.
- Violent crime (Safety): Source not connected: the FBI Crime Data Explorer requires an api.data.gov key; agency data are incomplete and do not align with metro area boundaries.
- Hot days (Climate and risks): Source not connected: a climate normal for metro area boundaries is needed (NOAA).
- Natural hazards (Climate and risks): Source not connected: the FEMA National Risk Index has not yet been loaded or matched to CBSAs.
- Vote share in presidential elections (Political context): Source not connected: official county-level results with the year and denominator are needed. These are vote shares in specific elections, not shares of Democratic or Republican residents.
- Home language: second most common (Culture and everyday life): Source not connected: the Census ACS loader requires a free CENSUS_API_KEY, and no key has been issued.
Indicators describe the whole metro area (CBSA), not the city within its limits. Main state of the metro area: New Jersey.
Compare head to head
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Nearby in state and size
Dataset version: us-2026-10-19. Indicators describe territories, not people; no overall score is computed for a place.