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Northvale is a small town of 4,829 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $592k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,829people
$592kTypical home
$1,932/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,829
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,817 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $592k (≈$3,736/mo)
- Median rent $1,932/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (521 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 41% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TEB airport
- 17 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 172 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,650 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,694 bars within 25 mi
- 4,454 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 126 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 251 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bergen County: D+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