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Kearny is a small city of 40,614 people in Hudson County, New Jersey. It's about 11 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $459k and rent runs about $2k a month.
40,614people
$459kTypical home
$1,720/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,614
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,592 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to New York, NY
- 11 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $459k (≈$2,897/mo)
- Median rent $1,720/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" 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
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,557 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to EWR airport
- 5 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 156 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,368 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,857 bars within 25 mi
- 5,275 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 136 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 281 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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