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Morris Plains is a big small town of 6,315 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 31 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $643k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,315people
$643kTypical home
$2,835/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,315
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,473 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $643k (≈$4,057/mo)
- Median rent $2,835/mo
- Median household income $155k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (4 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (779 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to EWR airport
- 19 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,260 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 309 bars within 25 mi
- 1,395 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 116 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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