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Prospect Park is a big small town of 6,319 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,319people
$407kTypical home
$1,647/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 13,589 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,565/mo)
- Median rent $1,647/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 11.0% 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
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,145 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to TEB airport
- 17 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 148 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,172 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,745 bars within 25 mi
- 4,693 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 117 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 254 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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