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Preakness is a small city of 18,520 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 24 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $618k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,520people
$618kTypical home
$1,918/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,520
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,264 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $618k (≈$3,895/mo)
- Median rent $1,918/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TEB airport
- 17 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 233 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 147 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,767 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,714 bars within 25 mi
- 4,493 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 116 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 252 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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