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Upper Greenwood Lake is a small town of 3,319 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. It's about 15 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 43 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,319people
$377kTypical home
$2,010/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
34"Snow
216Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,212 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to New York, NY
- 15 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,375/mo)
- Median rent $2,010/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (378 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,448 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 52 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SWF airport
- 36 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,657 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 560 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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