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Mount Hope is a small town of 3,120 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 35 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 37 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,120people
$398kTypical home
$1,585/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,120
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,419 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to New York, NY
- 35 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,510/mo)
- Median rent $1,585/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to EWR airport
- 25 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,552 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 145 bars within 25 mi
- 789 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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