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Elmwood Park is a small city of 21,412 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 19 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $484k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,412people
$484kTypical home
$2,074/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,412
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,101 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $484k (≈$3,050/mo)
- Median rent $2,074/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,772 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TEB airport
- 15 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 162 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,985 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,793 bars within 25 mi
- 5,072 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 271 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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