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Midland Park is a big small town of 7,019 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 25 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $607k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,019people
$607kTypical home
$1,853/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
30"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,019
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,468 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $607k (≈$3,829/mo)
- Median rent $1,853/mo
- Median household income $147k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 30" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (687 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TEB airport
- 21 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 155 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,265 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,665 bars within 25 mi
- 4,290 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 114 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 247 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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