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Passaic is a mid-size city of 70,002 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 17 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $430k and rent runs about $1k a month.
70,002people
$430kTypical home
$1,465/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
235Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 70,002
- Part of a metro area
- About 22,343 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to New York, NY
- 17 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $430k (≈$2,711/mo)
- Median rent $1,465/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (580 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,826 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to TEB airport
- 12 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 19% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 118 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 160 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,314 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,831 bars within 25 mi
- 5,170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 130 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 270 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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