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Essex Fells is a small town of 2,361 people in Essex County, New Jersey. It's about 21 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $4k a month.
2,361people
$1.1MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,361
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,677 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,829/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to EWR airport
- 11 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 548 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,396 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,784 bars within 25 mi
- 4,851 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 119 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 262 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Essex County: D+45 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