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Boonton is a big small town of 8,854 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 30 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $495k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,854people
$495kTypical home
$1,849/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,854
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,781 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $495k (≈$3,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,849/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (5 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (213 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TEB airport
- 19 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 810 bars within 25 mi
- 2,429 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 179 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morris County: R+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