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Living in Harrington Park, NJ

Harrington Park is a small town of 4,954 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $777k and rent runs about $1k a month.

4,954people
$777kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 4,954
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,684 people per sq mi
  • 23 mi to New York, NY
  • 23 mi to New York, NY
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $777k (≈$4,899/mo)
  • Median rent $1,414/mo
  • Median household income $181k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 40°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
  • 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
  • 127 cloudy days a year
  • 43 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 126 days a year with rain or snow
  • 32" of snow a year
  • 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 5 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (30 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (301 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 47
  • 30% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 71% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 38 min
  • 15% walk or take transit to work
  • 11 mi to TEB airport
  • 16 mi to LGA (major hub)
  • 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 88% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1962
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 72 ft
  • 4 mi to the ocean
  • 166 mi to a big lake
  • 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 12 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 15 mi to the nearest campground
  • 169 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 13,137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 1,735 bars within 25 mi
  • 4,669 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 258 museums within 25 mi
  • 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 2 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 17% of New Jersey districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 4 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

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