Living in Succasunna, NJ
Succasunna is a big small town of 9,799 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 40 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $529k and rent runs about $3k a month.
9,799people
$529kTypical home
$2,516/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,799
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,670 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to New York, NY
- 40 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $529k (≈$3,337/mo)
- Median rent $2,516/mo
- Median household income $162k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to EWR airport
- 28 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 768 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,900 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 575 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 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