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Montvale is a big small town of 8,901 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 21 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 28 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $710k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,901people
$710kTypical home
$2,053/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,901
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,213 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $710k (≈$4,475/mo)
- Median rent $2,053/mo
- Median household income $178k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Low property crime (889 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TEB airport
- 21 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 404 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 145 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,826 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,348 bars within 25 mi
- 3,689 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 97 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 203 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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