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Mount Tabor is a small town of 1,184 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 32 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $455k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,184people
$455kTypical home
$1,904/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,184
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,075 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $455k (≈$2,868/mo)
- Median rent $1,904/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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 (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to EWR airport
- 20 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,954 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 272 bars within 25 mi
- 1,306 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 100 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.