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Ewing, New Jersey (7235314286)
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EwingNJ

A town of 35,604, settled in 1834. Home to The College of New Jersey.

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Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
35,604
+4.1% since 2010
Median home value
$294K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
37.9
years
Jobs based here
22,568
Balanced

What makes Ewing stand out

The 3 things Ewing does most differently from other towns.

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College town

18% of Ewing is in college

College Scorecard · IPEDS

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ewing

Most working residents leave Ewing for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Trenton (15%), Hamilton (6%) and New York (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

8%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ewing8%
Trenton15%
Hamilton6%
New York5%
Princeton5%
11 mi
median commute distance
22,568
jobs based in Ewing
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

Homes in Ewing sell for about $379K

The median sale price was $379,000 in May 2026.

$379Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
BalancedA seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
35
days on market
101.6%
sale-to-list price
24
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 70% of U.S. towns

Ewing beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

B+Health Grade
32 measures vs. New Jersey
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outEwingNJ
More adults facing a utility shut-off10.4%7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.4%9.6%
More adults facing housing insecurity16.4%12.3%
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
3.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
27th
percentile among NJ towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

11.6% of Ewing is conserved land

10 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.

11.6%conserved
Map of Ewing: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
11.6%
conserved · 1,152 of 9,902 acres
10 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
#219
most conserved land in NJ
#233
most walkable in NJ
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Banchoff Park0.8 mi39
2. Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park0.5 mi94
3. Armstrong Park0.3 mi51
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 24% of U.S. towns

Ewing reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.

C−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Ewing1.7
New Jersey2
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Ewing19.7
New Jersey12.7
U.S.15.5
24th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
13th
percentile among NJ towns
61
violent crimes reported in 2025
700
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Schools

Ewing’s public schools outperform 30% of New Jersey districts

The public schools Ewing’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduationAll 11 schools →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
375
paid flood claims since 1978
12
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Ewing has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–43°
Spring41–63°
Summer63–85°
Fall46–66°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Flooding ^ Hurricane-Tropical Storm - Ewing, N. J. , September 5, 2011 -- FEMA Community Relations Specialists respond …
2011 · Flooding ^ Hurricane-Tropical Storm - Ewing, N. J. , September 5, 2011 -- FEMA Community Relations Specialists respond … · Wikimedia Commons
Ewing’s story

192 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.

Prohibition Moonshine still disconnected. When assembled still was a[s] high as 2 story house. Raided by state police a…2018-04-05 09 26 52 Mailbox along North Olden Avenue (Mercer County Route 622) in Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Je…
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Landmarks

4 places in Ewing on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Famous people from Ewing

5 notable people were born in Ewing.

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About Ewing

Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, US

Official town website ↗

Ewing Township is a township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township falls within the Trenton-Princeton metropolitan statistical area (which includes all of Mercer County), which is part of the New York combined statistical area as defined by the United States Census Bureau. It borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,264, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,474 (+4.1%) from the 35,790 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 83 (+0.2%) from the 35,707 counted i…

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Established
1834
Population
37,264
Area
16 sq mi
Elevation
125 ft

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