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Hewitt is a small town of 2,417 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 14 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 41 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $467k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,417people
$467kTypical home
$2,293/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
33"Snow
216Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,417
- Part of a metro area
- About 523 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to New York, NY
- 14 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $467k (≈$2,942/mo)
- Median rent $2,293/mo
- Median household income $189k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 27.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (378 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,448 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SWF airport
- 35 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,001 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 684 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Passaic 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