Living in Raritan
In Raritan, unemployment is 2.8% (2024).
Raritan had a population of 8,584 at the end of 2024. Raritan registered an unemployment rate of 2.78% at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 2,633 at the end of 2024.
Lower unemployment than 84% of American cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 76% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Raritan?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet15Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan16Official · national market |
| Median monthly rent | 1,951 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records3Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 57 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official |
Is Raritan a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
30.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,633 of 8,584 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Raritan 2.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 3,975 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.78 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official |
What does a salary buy in Raritan?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,105 |
| Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year | − €1,951 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above | incl. |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €1,072 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Raritan. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Raritan. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 496.3 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release4Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Raritan when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 891.9 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting7Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 10 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official |
Mobility and administration
Raritan's nearest airport was TTN, 36 km away and offered 14 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Raritan. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 7.2 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.7°C in January to 23.2°C in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Raritan 7.2
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.23 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData14Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.72 · Feb 5.17 · Mar 9.72 · Apr 16.72 · May 22.06 · Jun 26.94 · Jul 29.72 · Aug 28.56 · Sep 24.83 · Oct 18 · Nov 11.94 · Dec 6.28 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -7 · Feb -6.94 · Mar -2.61 · Apr 2.39 · May 7.89 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 16.56 · Aug 15.56 · Sep 11.78 · Oct 5 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -4.22 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.67 · Feb -0.889 · Mar 3.56 · Apr 9.56 · May 14.94 · Jun 20.22 · Jul 23.17 · Aug 22.06 · Sep 18.33 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 5.72 · Dec 1.06 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 90.17 · Feb 70.87 · Mar 104.4 · Apr 100.6 · May 87.38 · Jun 108 · Jul 118.9 · Aug 95 · Sep 108.2 · Oct 108.5 · Nov 81.28 · Dec 112.3 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information8Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 19.4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 7.16 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
An area of 5.2 km² comprised Raritan at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 1,663.9 people per km².
By nationality
National passport69.3%Foreign residents30.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 5.16 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)11Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 31.47 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,633 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official |
| Population density | 1,664 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program)13Official |
| Population | 8,584 people | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program13Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 8,809 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official |
Alternatives for people set on Raritan
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Martinsville as a Raritan alternative in the same region
7 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Median gross pay, city: €7,309 Martinsville vs €3,975 Raritan+84%
- Foreign residents: 18.7% Martinsville vs 31.5% Raritan−40%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ Martinsville vs 7.2 µg/m³ Raritan−22%
- Unemployment: 2.8% Martinsville vs 2.8% Raritansame level
North Bethesda as a Raritan alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 272 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,975 Raritan+54%
- Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 2.8% Raritan+31%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 892 (2024) Raritanno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.2 µg/m³ Raritan−19%
- Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 31.5% Raritan+8%
Cities near Raritan
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 2,467 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,920 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,704 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 3,917 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,953 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,053 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 2,006 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 7,309 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,823 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 3,140 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 3,140 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Raritan?
The unemployment rate is 2.78 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Raritan?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.23 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is Raritan?
Police recorded 891.9 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many people live in Raritan?
The published population is 8,584 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.
How many foreign residents live in Raritan?
2,633 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Raritan a good place to live?
Raritan may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Raritan?
Bradley Gardens, Somerville borough, Green Knoll, Manville, Finderne are near Raritan. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Raritan, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 43807b91734f3fb511d974c12928fd1b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/raritan/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Wikidata P1566 (GeoNames ID) exact join -> P625 (coordinate location) wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-11
- Wikidata P1566 (GeoNames ID) exact join -> P625 (coordinate location) wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-11
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