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Alpine is a small town of 1,588 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 21 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,588people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,332/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,588
- Part of a metro area
- About 248 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $2,332/mo
- Median household income $247k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 33% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TEB airport
- 13 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- Right on the coast
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 180 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,774 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,780 bars within 25 mi
- 4,960 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 132 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 273 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bergen County: D+3 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.