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Maywood is a big small town of 10,093 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 18 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 $534k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,093people
$534kTypical home
$1,854/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,093
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,842 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $534k (≈$3,364/mo)
- Median rent $1,854/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 127 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)
- Very low property crime (756 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to TEB airport
- 13 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 174 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,335 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,811 bars within 25 mi
- 5,196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 131 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 282 museums within 25 mi
- 70 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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