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Hamburg is a small town of 3,308 people in Sussex County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 47 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,308people
$281kTypical home
$1,685/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
35"Snow
216Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,308
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,889 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,771/mo)
- Median rent $1,685/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (285 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TEB airport
- 38 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 927 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 288 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sussex County: R+25 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk