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Mountain Lakes is a small town of 4,585 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 $917k and rent runs about $4k a month.
4,585people
$917kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,585
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,734 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $917k (≈$5,783/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (191 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 55% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 83% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to EWR airport
- 20 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,297 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 280 bars within 25 mi
- 1,410 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 114 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 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
- 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