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Pompton Lakes is a big small town of 11,047 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 30 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $442k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,047people
$442kTypical home
$1,845/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
216Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,047
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,825 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $442k (≈$2,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,845/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TEB airport
- 22 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 129 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,586 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 971 bars within 25 mi
- 2,869 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 49 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 183 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% 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
- 4 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