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Budd Lake is a big small town of 10,650 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 43 miles from Allentown, PA and 44 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,650people
$456kTypical home
$1,402/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,650
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,956 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to New York, NY
- 43 mi to Allentown, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,876/mo)
- Median rent $1,402/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 37
- 44% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to EWR airport
- 32 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 349 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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