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Park Ridge is a big small town of 9,406 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 22 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 26 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $706k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,406people
$706kTypical home
$2,257/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,406
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,608 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $706k (≈$4,453/mo)
- Median rent $2,257/mo
- Median household income $171k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (225 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TEB airport
- 20 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 151 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,646 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,529 bars within 25 mi
- 4,054 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 110 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 225 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% 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
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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