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Pleasantdale is a small town of 2,145 people in Essex County, New Jersey. It's about 20 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 $580k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,145people
$580kTypical home
$1,531/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,145
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,715 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $580k (≈$3,656/mo)
- Median rent $1,531/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (848 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to EWR airport
- 10 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,477 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,805 bars within 25 mi
- 4,854 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 125 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 264 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+45 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.