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Garwood is a small town of 4,885 people in Union County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $533k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,885people
$533kTypical home
$1,753/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,885
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,515 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $533k (≈$3,363/mo)
- Median rent $1,753/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (245 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to EWR airport
- 8 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,037 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,703 bars within 25 mi
- 4,410 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 115 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 253 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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