New Brunswick, NJ

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Introduction to New Brunswick, New Jersey

The city of New Brunswick is the county seat of Middlesex County, New Jersey. Situated on the banks of the Raritan River in central New Jersey, New Brunswick sits 31 miles southwest of New York City and only 20 miles south of Newark International Airport. Another large city not too far away is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (about 60 miles to the southwest). The city is serviced by the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) and U.S. Routes 1, 18 and 27. New Brunswick is the home of Rutgers University, the state university of New Jersey.

First settled by non-natives in the late 1600s, New Brunswick was originally called Prigmore's Swamp and later Inian's Ferry. Its present name was derived from the English royal house of Brunswick. Incorporated as a town in 1736 and chartered as a city in 1784, New Brunswick served as an early hub for Colonial travelers and traders and later became an important center of industry and commerce. Rutgers University, founded in the city in 1766, was the eighth college to be established in the colonies and the only state university to have existed before the Revolutionary War. In 1885, the Johnson brothers located their adhesive tape and gauze business in an old mill in the city, marking the beginnings of Johnson & Johnson, today the world's largest health care products manufacturer and still headquartered in downtown New Brunswick.

New Brunswick Area Attractions

New Brunswick is rich in historic sites of local and national significance. Some of the more popular are as follows:

• State Theater: Home to the American Repertory Ballet and the Princeton Ballet School.
• Joyce Kilmer House: Birthplace of the famed poet and war hero.
• Buccleuch Mansion in Buccleuch Park: Constructed in 1739 and frequently visited by George Washington.
• The Henry Guest House: Built in 1760 by Henry Guest, a New Brunswick alderman and an associate of President John Adams.
• Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University
• Albus Cavus Art Gallery
• Rutgers University Geology Museum
• New Jersey Agricultural Museum at Cook College
• Crossroads Theatre
• George Street Playhouse
• The historic Old Queens Campus of Rutgers University
• Johnson & Johnson world headquarters
• Rutgers Gardens
• The Willow Grove Cemetery
• New Brunswick Fire Department Museum

The greater metropolitan New York City area is less than an hour away. A visitor to this area can find a virtually unlimited number of things to see and do. Just a small sampling is listed here:

• Empire State Building
• Statue of Liberty
• Carnegie Hall
• Rockefeller Center
• Apollo Theater
• Staten Island Ferry
• American Museum of Natural History
• Central Park
• Bronx Zoo
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Brooklyn Children’s Museum
• The Museum of Modern Art
• American Museum of Natural History

The New York City area is replete with major league sports. Some of the New York area professional teams include: Baseball's New York Yankees (MLB) and New York Mets (MLB); football's New York Jets (NFL) and New York Giants (NFL); hockey's New York Islanders (NHL), New York Rangers (NHL), and New Jersey Devils (NHL); basketball's New York Knicks (NBA) and New Jersey Nets (NBA); women's basketball's New York Liberty (WNBA); lacrosse's Long Island Lizards (MLL); and soccer's Red Bull New York (MLS).

High Points

New Brunswick strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 14%

Comparative Profile of New Brunswick, NJ

Comparing New Brunswick to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

New Brunswick Almanac

New Brunswick Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

• Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
• Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

New Brunswick Population (2000)

(From 2000 Census, as reported by individuals)

Nearby Cities and Towns

New Brunswick Public Libraries

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New Brunswick Hospitals

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
(Voluntary non-profit - Private)
ONE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON PL
(732) 828-3000
Emergency Service: Yes

SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
(Voluntary non-profit - Church)
254 EASTON AVE
(732) 745-8600
Emergency Service: Yes

Starbucks in New Brunswick

New Brunswick High Schools (2004)

NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH
1125 LIVINGSTON AVENUE
732-745-5334
Title I eligible, not participating.
Serves 1,206 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 14

ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
268 BALDWIN ST.
732-745-5479
A Non-traditional School
Serves 35 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 2.2

New Brunswick Colleges

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New Brunswick Theological Seminary

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

(List of All New Jersey Colleges)

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