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Westfield is a small city of 31,111 people in Union County, New Jersey. It's about 21 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $953k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,111people
$953kTypical home
$2,357/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,111
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,627 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $953k (≈$6,012/mo)
- Median rent $2,357/mo
- Median household income $233k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (7 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (561 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 44% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to EWR airport
- 9 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,624 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,658 bars within 25 mi
- 4,257 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 113 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 247 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: D+24 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