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Rockleigh is a tiny town of 459 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
459people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
32"Snow
231Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 459
- Part of a metro area
- About 458 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (681 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 29% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to TEB airport
- 16 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- Right on the coast
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 175 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,892 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,712 bars within 25 mi
- 4,565 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 257 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bergen County: D+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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.