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Rustic Mall
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Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,618/mo zillow · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 5 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh-income tract ($100k+)
This site: $103,565 census-acs · all sites with thisLow social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)
This site: 0.18 cdc-svi · all sites with thisTract house prices doubled in 10 years
This site: +105% fhfa · all sites with thisStrategy
Regreened
This site: Regreening, industrial cleanup record · all sites with thisNew use
Logistics and industrial
This site: Regreening, industrial cleanup arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
NJ, Manville: Rustic Mall
• Regreening, industrial cleanup
Now
| Status | Retrofit builtauthors' map reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Regreenedauthors' map reported |
| What is there now | Regreening, industrial cleanupauthors' map reported |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 16: 1 HOUR MANVILLE CLEANERS; ADESA NEW JERSEY; COLLISION TECH AUTO BODY INC.; CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS; FEDERAL CREOSOTE SUPERFUND SITEEPA FRS |
| Census tract 34035051400 | 4,284 people, 3,953 per sq mi; median household income $103,565; median gross rent $1,602; 15% renters; 6.5% vacant units; 1.9% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 11.8 of 20; 177 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.58; 117,121 jobs within 45 min by car; 3% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 5 grocers, 3 schools, 15 parks or playgrounds, 9 health, 9 civic, 19 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 132 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Somerset County (NJ), 2024 | 285 units in 5+ unit buildings, 30 in 2–4, 320 single-family; 2023: 228 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.18; socioeconomic 0.31; housing and transport 0.12; 15% below 150% of poverty; 3% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 6 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 8,692 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population -4% (4,461 → 4,284); median income +49% ($69,645 → $103,565); renters 22% → 15%; median home value +26% ($275,200 → $345,800)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 68.0); expected annual loss $2.3M; high: inland flooding, winter weather; community resilience very highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 17,689 jobs in 952 establishments; average annual pay $46,619; employment location quotient 0.93; employment +4.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 367 jobs; 37 in retail trade, 37 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 34035051400)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; 0.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (271 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 33% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 4.4%; median family income $92,946; 85 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Manville Borough School District (KG-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Roosevelt School; Manville High School; Alexander Batcho Intermediate School; Weston Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 51 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 261 county-logged events: 174 thunderstorm wind, 44 flash flood, 16 flood, 13 hail; $100,047,010 property damage reported; 5 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 08835, 2026-09 | median list price $459,000 (-3.7% on the year); 18 active listings; median 53 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,006 establishments (-8%); 17,827 jobs (-6%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $656,346 (+3% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr); typical rent $2,618/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 381 (2000 = 100); +4.1% 1 yr, +62% 5 yr, +105% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 20,516 vehicles a day on ROUTE 533 (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 4 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- PART 1: What Is The Rustic Mall In Manville? | ManvilleToday manville.today
- Manville developer gets more time for Rustic Mall plan mycentraljersey.com
- Manville, property owner at odds over redevelopment of … nj.com
- Locations Hub - Rustic Mall rs.locationshub.com
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Multifamily screen
- county grew 4.9% 2018–23
- median rent $1,921
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History and original facts
| County | Somerset County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
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