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Moonachie is a small town of 3,126 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 14 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 $446k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,126people
$446kTypical home
$1,127/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,126
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,807 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to New York, NY
- 14 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,811/mo)
- Median rent $1,127/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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 (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to TEB airport
- 11 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -7 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 184 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,722 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,846 bars within 25 mi
- 5,359 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 136 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 289 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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