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Belvidere, New Jersey

Belvidere is a small town of about 2,600 people in Warren County, New Jersey. It's the county seat. Its population has held about steady since 2020. A typical home costs about 2.9 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Philadelphia, is about 57 miles away as the crow flies.

County seat

Population
2,551
up 1.4% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$279,600
Warren County prices up 29% since 2022
Household income
$95,714
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Allentown area
100
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
11 miles
Phillipsburg, NJ
To Philadelphia
57 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices match the U.S. average in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.9 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhood2 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 0.8 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 14.5 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
  • Schools in town3 public schools: 2 elementary and 1 high school.
  • A hospital close bySt. Luke's Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, about 11 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityPhiladelphia is about 57 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Belvidere meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$279,600U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 29%Warren County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities
$1,008 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income
$95,714U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
57%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$7,563 a yearNew Jersey: $9,590
Homes built before 1940
51%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
0%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
100U.S. average = 100 (the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 29% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area, not Belvidere alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
2,5512020: 2,515
Median age
50.6 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
15%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
15%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
25%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
4%U.S.: 6%
College students
6%share of all residents

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (34%); professional and business services (10%)
Unemployment rate
4%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
33 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home
7%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
6%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: St. Luke's Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, NJ, about 11 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 5 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

3 public schools in Belvidere, run by Belvidere School District and White Township Consolidated School District.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on New Jersey's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
85%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
94%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
18°F
July average high
84°F
Days 90°F or hotter
14 a year
Nights at or below freezing
135 a year
Rain and melted snow
48.2 inches a year
Snow
23 inches a year
Elevation
262 feet

Weather station: Belvidere Brg (1 mile away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: St. Luke's Warren Hospital, Bethlehem, Philadelphia.

Warren County is in a metro area of 250,000 to 1 million people (USDA rural-urban code 2, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Belvidere Historic District and the Bowerstown Historic District.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area7 miles
  • Middle Delaware National Scenic River8 miles
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail9 miles
  • Morristown National Historical Park27 miles
  • Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River43 miles

Read about Belvidere's history on Wikipedia.

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Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

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  • Buttzville, NJ (unincorporated)198 people, 4 miles
  • Hutchinson, NJ (unincorporated)114 people, 4 miles
  • Oxford, NJ (unincorporated)1,122 people, 4 miles
  • Delaware, NJ (unincorporated)101 people, 4 miles
  • Mountain Lake, NJ (unincorporated)574 people, 5 miles
  • Brass Castle, NJ (unincorporated)1,936 people, 5 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.