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Tenafly is a small city of 15,319 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 18 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
15,319people
$1.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
31"Snow
238Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,340 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,322/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $208k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 42
- 51% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TEB airport
- 11 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- Right on the coast
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 194 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,567 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,836 bars within 25 mi
- 5,265 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 137 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 281 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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