Living in Pine Brook, NJ
Pine Brook is a big small town of 5,961 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $767k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,961people
$767kTypical home
$2,366/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,961
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,884 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $767k (≈$4,838/mo)
- Median rent $2,366/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TEB airport
- 15 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,430 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,544 bars within 25 mi
- 4,030 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 105 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 240 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morris 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