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Edgewater is a big small town of 14,759 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 11 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $716k and rent runs about $3k a month.
14,759people
$716kTypical home
$2,579/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,759
- Part of a metro area
- About 15,200 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to New York, NY
- 11 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $716k (≈$4,513/mo)
- Median rent $2,579/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,191 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TEB airport
- 6 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 16% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 195 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,954 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,856 bars within 25 mi
- 5,462 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 137 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 296 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 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
- College in town
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