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Towaco is a big small town of 5,612 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 28 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $701k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,612people
$701kTypical home
$1,927/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,612
- Part of a metro area
- About 936 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to New York, NY
- 28 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $701k (≈$4,422/mo)
- Median rent $1,927/mo
- Median household income $206k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TEB airport
- 19 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 128 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9,563 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,168 bars within 25 mi
- 3,286 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 66 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 216 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.