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Clifton is a mid-size city of 89,379 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 18 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $462k and rent runs about $2k a month.
89,379people
$462kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 89,379
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,927 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $462k (≈$2,913/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,938 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TEB airport
- 12 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 151 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,821 bars within 25 mi
- 5,139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 266 museums within 25 mi
- 67 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 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
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Passaic 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