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Short Hills is a big small town of 14,923 people in Essex County, New Jersey. It's about 21 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.7M and rent runs about $3k a month.
14,923people
$1.7MTypical home
$3,126/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,923
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,839 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.7M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $3,126/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (848 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 60% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 91% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 23% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to EWR airport
- 9 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 430 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,613 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,717 bars within 25 mi
- 4,600 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 118 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 255 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+45 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