Living in Oradell, NJ
Oradell is a big small town of 8,235 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 21 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $738k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,235people
$738kTypical home
$2,305/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
235Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,235
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,416 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $738k (≈$4,653/mo)
- Median rent $2,305/mo
- Median household income $221k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 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 (11 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (267 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TEB airport
- 15 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 112 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 172 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,815 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,778 bars within 25 mi
- 4,959 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 131 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 269 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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