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Totowa is a big small town of 10,959 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 22 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $559k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,959people
$559kTypical home
$2,072/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
235Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,959
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,740 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $559k (≈$3,527/mo)
- Median rent $2,072/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,753 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to TEB airport
- 15 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 230 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 153 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,352 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,754 bars within 25 mi
- 4,806 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 118 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 258 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Passaic 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