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Lake Telemark is a small town of 1,506 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 31 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 36 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 $464k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,506people
$464kTypical home
$1,904/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,506
- Part of a metro area
- About 708 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to New York, NY
- 31 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $464k (≈$2,927/mo)
- Median rent $1,904/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TEB airport
- 25 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,815 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 170 bars within 25 mi
- 904 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.