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Pompton Plains is a big small town of 10,971 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 27 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 $539k and rent runs about $3k a month.
10,971people
$539kTypical home
$3,129/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,971
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,118 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $539k (≈$3,399/mo)
- Median rent $3,129/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.8% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 54
- 22% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TEB airport
- 20 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 200 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 131 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9,375 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,122 bars within 25 mi
- 3,171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 68 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 207 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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