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Brookside is a small town of 1,465 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 34 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $885k and rent runs about $4k a month.
1,465people
$885kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,465
- Part of a metro area
- About 610 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to New York, NY
- 34 mi to New York, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $885k (≈$5,581/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to EWR airport
- 22 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 223 bars within 25 mi
- 964 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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