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40.42° N · 74.59° W · GEOID 3472435

Ten Mile Run

Somerset County, New Jersey · part of the New York, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Ten Mile Run is home to 2,492 people. Median household income is $162,868 a year and median rent is $2,605 a month, 19.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $710,200, about 4.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,605
91% above the median place
Median household income
$162,868
103% above the median place
Median home value
$710,200
122% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
3% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Ten Mile Run

  • 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 234 New Jersey places.
  • 52% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 279 New Jersey places.
  • Households average 3.48 people, larger than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 287 New Jersey places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2021 surveys, rent rose 7.2% a year while household income rose -1.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 96% of places its size.
  • 42% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 98% of places its size.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 52% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 89% of places.

01

Moving to Ten Mile Run

Somerset County loses about 0.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in18,482
Moved out18,750
Net−268

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Middlesex County, NJ4,8303,200+1,630
Union County, NJ2,2511,223+1,028
Morris County, NJ1,121919+202
Hunterdon County, NJ6141,202−588
Mercer County, NJ576765−189
New York County, NY484

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$114K
Leavers$128K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Somerset County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Somerset County report $114,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $127,800, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$104,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,605 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,000 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $710,200.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 51.5% work from home; 3.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Highlands Ranch, CO matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$127,772
82% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$114,065
62% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTen Mile RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.6%3% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.950% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$114,06562% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$127,77282% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Ten Mile Run19.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$104,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.2%
6% below the median place
Home price to income
4.4x
15% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$125,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Ten Mile Run, $2,605 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Ten Mile Run, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Fanwood, NJ15.0% vs 19.2%$32,900Compare
Shady Hollow, TX15.4% vs 19.2%$28,900Compare
Tappan, NY15.8% vs 19.2%$14,300Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,000
114% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTen Mile RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,60591% above
Rent to income119.2%6% below
Home price to income14.4x15% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,62362% above
HUD area median income4County figure$154,80044% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$710,200122% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.3%97% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.4%10% above
Homeownership182.3%24% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure49.0%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,000114% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built120021% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 0.0%, below the median place (median 10.8%).

Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Works from home1
51.5%
314% above the median place
Median household income1
$162,868
103% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTen Mile RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$162,868103% above
Income per person1$56,69041% above
Unemployment1County figure4.7%3% below
Average annual pay6County figure$112,98271% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure6.2%68% above
Jobs6County figure192,37428% above
Poverty rate10.0%below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute132 min29% above
Works from home151.5%314% above
Commutes by transit1County figure3.4%299% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Born abroad1
42.3%
380% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
73.8%
130% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.5 +39%
Median age41.8 +7%
High school or higher89.5% −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTen Mile RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,4926646th largest
Median age141.87% above
Bachelor's or higher173.8%130% above
High school or higher189.5%3% below
Household size13.539% above
Born abroad142.3%380% above
No health insurance1County figure5.4%16% below
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Ten Mile Run

87 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.0 −61%
Playgrounds per 10k8.0 −15%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails4 km 2.1×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.3 +7%
Shops28.8 −5%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics27.6 +37%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher11
10.5
32% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
27.6
37% above the median place
Public schools11
84
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureTen Mile RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure84above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure51,276above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure10.532% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k8County figure28.85% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure27.637% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k94.061% below
Playgrounds per 10k98.015% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails94.3115% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure87above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 42.2%, 38% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Ten Mile Run. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
42.2%
38% below the median place
Median air quality index14
53
23% above the median place
Wildfire risk13
35.4
42% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureTen Mile RunAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure22°F13% below
Average temperature12County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation12County figure49.0 in12% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure90.92% below
Hurricane risk13County figure83.518% above
Tornado risk13County figure72.311% below
Wildfire risk13County figure35.442% below
Heat wave risk13County figure88.02% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure5323% above
Good air days14Metro figure42.2%38% below
08

Ten Mile Run in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,605/mo (2021)$3,740/mo$2,940 to $4,770/mo+4.1%
Median household income$162,868 (2024)$199,500$168,500 to $236,000+3.4%
Median home value$710,200 (2024)$965,000$700,000 to $1,329,000+5.2%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Ten Mile Run

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Highlands Ranch, CO$2,531$159,307Compare
Kings Park West, VA$2,560$170,039Compare
Morris Plains, NJ$2,835$154,923Compare
Dobbs Ferry, NY$2,369$165,417Compare
Dobbs Ferry, NYMorris Plains, NJKings Park West, VAHighlands Ranch, COTen Mile Run, NJTen Mile RunHighlands RanchKings Park WestMorris PlainsTen Mile RunHighlands RanchKings Park WestMorris Plains

Common questions

Is Ten Mile Run a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 234 New Jersey places. 52% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 279 New Jersey places. On cost, space and class size it scores 93 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ten Mile Run expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $710,200.

What salary do you need to live in Ten Mile Run?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $104,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Ten Mile Run?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Highlands Ranch, CO, Kings Park West, VA, Morris Plains, NJ and Dobbs Ferry, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Ten Mile Run with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Ten Mile Run itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/ten-mile-run-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Ten Mile Run, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/ten-mile-run-new-jersey/

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