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Highland Lakes is a small town of 3,852 people in Sussex County, New Jersey. It's about 19 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 45 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,852people
$295kTypical home
$2,169/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
34"Snow
216Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,852
- Part of a metro area
- About 891 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,862/mo)
- Median rent $2,169/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SWF airport
- 37 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,191 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,442 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 456 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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