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Harrison is a small city of 20,369 people in Hudson County, New Jersey. It's about 13 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $506k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,369people
$506kTypical home
$2,226/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,369
- Part of a metro area
- About 16,820 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to New York, NY
- 13 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $506k (≈$3,190/mo)
- Median rent $2,226/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (711 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 22% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 37% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to EWR airport
- 4 mi to EWR (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 11% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 143 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,246 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,871 bars within 25 mi
- 5,210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 134 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 280 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hudson County: D+28 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High 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