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Kinnelon is a big small town of 10,013 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 27 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 32 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $706k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,013people
$706kTypical home
$2,282/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,013
- Part of a metro area
- About 555 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $706k (≈$4,455/mo)
- Median rent $2,282/mo
- Median household income $187k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 6 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 (11 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (171 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TEB airport
- 23 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,857 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 231 bars within 25 mi
- 1,275 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morris 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