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Sussex is a small town of 2,145 people in Sussex County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 51 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,145people
$276kTypical home
$1,418/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
38"Snow
216Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,145
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,617 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,737/mo)
- Median rent $1,418/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SWF airport
- 43 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 624 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sussex County: R+25 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk