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Stirling is a small town of 2,599 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 29 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $695k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,599people
$695kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,599
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,112 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $695k (≈$4,385/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $181k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to EWR airport
- 17 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 312 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,509 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 356 bars within 25 mi
- 1,488 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 133 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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