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Fanwood is a big small town of 7,799 people in Union County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $635k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,799people
$635kTypical home
$2,446/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
23"Snow
235Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,799
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,820 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $635k (≈$4,006/mo)
- Median rent $2,446/mo
- Median household income $196k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (930 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to EWR airport
- 12 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 171 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,555 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,479 bars within 25 mi
- 3,834 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 92 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 234 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: D+24 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