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Madison is a small city of 16,447 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $943k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,447people
$943kTypical home
$2,253/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,447
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,814 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $943k (≈$5,948/mo)
- Median rent $2,253/mo
- Median household income $171k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (2 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (194 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to EWR airport
- 14 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 295 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,042 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,348 bars within 25 mi
- 3,527 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 69 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 233 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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