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Netcong is a small town of 3,659 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 41 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 43 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 $346k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,659people
$346kTypical home
$1,432/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,659
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,398 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to New York, NY
- 41 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $346k (≈$2,183/mo)
- Median rent $1,432/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°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
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (210 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to EWR airport
- 31 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,325 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 392 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 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