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Vernon Valley is a small town of 1,532 people in Sussex County, New Jersey. It's about 18 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 49 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,532people
$374kTypical home
$1,585/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
37"Snow
216Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,532
- Part of a metro area
- About 575 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,355/mo)
- Median rent $1,585/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 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 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SWF airport
- 42 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 837 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 286 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.