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Lake Hopatcong is a big small town of 10,259 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 35 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 41 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,259people
$424kTypical home
$1,686/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
30"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,259
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,389 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to New York, NY
- 35 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,675/mo)
- Median rent $1,686/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 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 (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to EWR airport
- 30 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,617 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 484 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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