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Rockaway is a big small town of 6,613 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 34 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $448k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,613people
$448kTypical home
$1,587/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,613
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,185 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to New York, NY
- 34 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $448k (≈$2,826/mo)
- Median rent $1,587/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 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 (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to EWR airport
- 23 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 202 bars within 25 mi
- 997 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 91 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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