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Mountainside is a big small town of 7,049 people in Union County, New Jersey. It's about 22 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $810k and rent runs about $4k a month.
7,049people
$810kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,049
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,764 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $810k (≈$5,110/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $212k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (599 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 38% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to EWR airport
- 10 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 253 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,614 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,653 bars within 25 mi
- 4,263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 112 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 246 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: D+24 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