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Mendham is a small town of 4,973 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 35 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $820k and rent runs about $4k a month.
4,973people
$820kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,973
- Part of a metro area
- About 839 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to New York, NY
- 35 mi to New York, NY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $820k (≈$5,170/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $212k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (4 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (109 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 37% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 79% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to EWR airport
- 23 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,889 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 194 bars within 25 mi
- 866 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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