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Demarest is a small town of 4,911 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $4k a month.
4,911people
$1.1MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,911
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,370 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,029/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $208k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (399 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to TEB airport
- 13 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 66 ft
- Right on the coast
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 182 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,812 bars within 25 mi
- 5,087 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 135 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 276 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bergen County: D+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