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Pines Lake is a small town of 2,882 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 29 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $627k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,882people
$627kTypical home
$1,621/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,882
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,148 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $627k (≈$3,951/mo)
- Median rent $1,621/mo
- Median household income $172k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 10.0% 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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (378 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,448 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TEB airport
- 22 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 299 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 136 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9,485 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,146 bars within 25 mi
- 3,235 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 68 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 199 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% 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
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.