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Hopatcong is a big small town of 14,565 people in Sussex County, New Jersey. It's about 37 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 43 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,565people
$341kTypical home
$1,777/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
30"Snow
235Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,565
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,338 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to New York, NY
- 37 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,148/mo)
- Median rent $1,777/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (198 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to EWR airport
- 31 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 380 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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