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Franklin Lakes is a big small town of 11,084 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 28 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $3k a month.
11,084people
$1.3MTypical home
$3,230/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
29"Snow
216Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,084
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,177 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$7,971/mo)
- Median rent $3,230/mo
- Median household income $236k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (238 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 41% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TEB airport
- 22 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 143 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,563 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,345 bars within 25 mi
- 3,616 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 88 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 215 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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