Living in Sayreville

In Sayreville, unemployment is 5.8% (2024).

The population of Sayreville totalled 47,165 at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 5.84% at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 15,281 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population47,165people31 Dec 2024Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program

Median gross salary4,253EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,581EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.84%country median 4.6% — 28% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.65µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 69% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 84% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Sayreville?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,581 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official
Recorded property crimes	430 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁶Official

Is Sayreville a good place to live?

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 23–41%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student35%strong on cost, weak on education · range 25–45%

Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–54%

Retirement32%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–43%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

32.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 15,281 of 47,165 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Sayreville is 5.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

778

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Sayreville 5.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,253 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.84 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Sayreville?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,641of €3,304 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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.	€3,304
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year	− €1,581
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	€1,641

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sayreville. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sayreville. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	423.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sayreville 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSayreville highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457

Houston5,442

San Antonio5,218

Chicago4,012

Dallas4,010

Austin3,709

San Jose3,195

Fort Worth3,158

Phoenix3,125

New York City3,039

Los Angeles2,212

San Diego2,082

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded violent crimes	68 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Sayreville's nearest airport was EWR, 30 km away and offered 153 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	153 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	30 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	EWR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sayreville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 5.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.2°C in January to 24.5°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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5°-5°

6°-4°

10°-1°

17°5°

22°10°

27°16°

30°19°

29°18°

26°14°

19°7°

13°2°

7°-2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

112

102

123

118

106

104

114

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.6WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Sayreville is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Sayreville 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.65 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.61 · Feb 6 · Mar 10.33 · Apr 16.94 · May 22.28 · Jun 27.33 · Jul 30.28 · Aug 29.28 · Sep 25.78 · Oct 19.17 · Nov 13.06 · Dec 7.44 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.06 · Feb -4.44 · Mar -0.556 · Apr 4.89 · May 10.33 · Jun 15.78 · Jul 18.67 · Aug 17.78 · Sep 13.61 · Oct 6.78 · Nov 1.78 · Dec -2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.222 · Feb 0.778 · Mar 4.89 · Apr 10.94 · May 16.28 · Jun 21.56 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.67 · Oct 13 · Nov 7.44 · Dec 2.72 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 95 · Feb 75.44 · Mar 111.8 · Apr 98.81 · May 102.4 · Jun 122.7 · Jul 122.7 · Aug 118.4 · Sep 106.2 · Oct 104.4 · Nov 86.36 · Dec 114 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	16.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.65 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Allentown ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.8 °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

The total area of Sayreville was 41.2 km² at the end of 2025. Sayreville's population density measured 1,146.1 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport67.6%
Foreign residents32.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	41.15 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	33.34 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	15,281 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,146 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program)¹²Official
Population	47,165 people	31 Dec 2024	U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Sayreville

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.

Fords as a Sayreville alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 4.3% Fords vs 5.8% Sayreville−26%
Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Fords vs 5.6 µg/m³ Sayreville+27%
Median gross pay, city: €4,650 Fords vs €4,253 Sayreville+9%
Foreign residents: 30.9% Fords vs 33.3% Sayreville−7%

Full comparison More about Fords

North Bethesda as a Sayreville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 287 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,253 Sayreville+44%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.8% Sayreville−38%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.6 µg/m³ Sayreville+4%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 33.3% Sayrevillesame level

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Sayreville

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Madison Park 2.7 km away

Rent: 1,412 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,066 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

South River 4.9 km away

Rent: 1,548 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,995 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Old Bridge 6.3 km away

Rent: 1,348 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31

South Old Bridge 6.5 km away

Rent: 1,348 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,667 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Laurence Harbor 6.8 km away

Rent: 1,758 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,300 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Fords 8.3 km away

Rent: 1,767 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,650 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Sayreville?

The unemployment rate is 5.84 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Sayreville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.65 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 many people live in Sayreville?

The published population is 47,165 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Sayreville?

15,281 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Sayreville a good place to live?

Sayreville 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 Sayreville?

Madison Park, South Amboy, South River, Old Bridge, South Old Bridge are near Sayreville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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