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Gillette is a small town of 2,833 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 27 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $636k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,833people
$636kTypical home
$1,904/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,833
- Part of a metro area
- About 655 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to New York, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $636k (≈$4,010/mo)
- Median rent $1,904/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 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 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to EWR airport
- 15 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 269 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,099 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 874 bars within 25 mi
- 2,457 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 48 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 180 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% 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
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.