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Little Ferry is a big small town of 10,996 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 13 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 $429k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,996people
$429kTypical home
$1,783/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,996
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,445 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to New York, NY
- 13 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,707/mo)
- Median rent $1,783/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (681 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to TEB airport
- 10 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 39% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 10 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 188 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,690 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,840 bars within 25 mi
- 5,357 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 137 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 293 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% 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
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bergen County: D+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