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Glen Rock is a big small town of 12,154 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $857k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,154people
$857kTypical home
$1,930/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
30"Snow
235Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,154
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,496 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $857k (≈$5,404/mo)
- Median rent $1,930/mo
- Median household income $215k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 8 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 (36 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 51% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TEB airport
- 18 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 115 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 153 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,378 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,768 bars within 25 mi
- 4,766 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 124 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 260 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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