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Butler is a big small town of 8,133 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 31 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $443k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,133people
$443kTypical home
$1,599/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,133
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,999 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $443k (≈$2,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,599/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 6 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 (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TEB airport
- 23 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 119 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,399 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 438 bars within 25 mi
- 1,781 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 111 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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