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North Haledon is a big small town of 8,778 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $548k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,778people
$548kTypical home
$2,369/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,778
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,534 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $548k (≈$3,453/mo)
- Median rent $2,369/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (646 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TEB airport
- 19 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 302 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 147 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,707 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,711 bars within 25 mi
- 4,498 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 116 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 249 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Passaic 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