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Dumont is a small city of 18,279 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 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $497k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,279people
$497kTypical home
$1,787/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
238Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,279
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,369 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $497k (≈$3,137/mo)
- Median rent $1,787/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (244 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TEB airport
- 13 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 181 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,055 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,802 bars within 25 mi
- 5,059 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 133 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 271 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 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