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Flanders is a big small town of 8,809 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 42 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $553k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,809people
$553kTypical home
$1,862/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,809
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,186 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to New York, NY
- 42 mi to New York, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $553k (≈$3,487/mo)
- Median rent $1,862/mo
- Median household income $147k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to EWR airport
- 30 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 461 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morris County: R+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