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Norwood is a big small town of 5,724 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 23 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 $709k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,724people
$709kTypical home
$2,094/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,724
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,055 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $709k (≈$4,472/mo)
- Median rent $2,094/mo
- Median household income $178k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 37% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TEB airport
- 15 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- Right on the coast
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 173 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,189 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,731 bars within 25 mi
- 4,697 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 257 museums within 25 mi
- 61 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% 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
- 4 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