This historic city in Jersey is just 25 miles from NYC. For those who prefer the outdoors to city life, a climb to the top of High Mountain Park (885 feet) offers a beautiful Manhattan skyline view, and an extensive trail system (over 1,000 acres) gives a taste of the outdoors. Schools are nationally ranked, and the city boasts several historic museums, including a mansion that served as George Washingtons headquarters in 1780. Activities like free movie nights under the stars are common, along with sightseeing trips to nearby Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and NYC. For those willing to pay Jersey's high property taxes (more than $8,000 here, typically), the proximity to the outdoors and other big cities is worth it.
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Median family income (per year) |
$117,047 |
$93,313 |
Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$86,830 |
$84,802 |
Sales tax |
7.00% |
6.60% |
State income tax rate (highest bracket) |
8.97%I |
5.22% |
State income tax rate (lowest bracket) |
1.40%I |
2.42% |
Auto insurance premiums (Average price quotes, for the state) |
$2,559 |
$1,854 |
Job growth % (2000-2007) |
6.72% |
18.60% |
Median home price |
$470,000 |
$293,712 |
Average property taxes (2006) |
$8,200 |
$4,072 |
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Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles) |
157 |
40 |
Junior colleges and technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
47 |
20 |
Test scores reading (% above/below state average) |
19.0% |
17.3% |
Test scores math (% above/below average) |
39.8% |
16.6% |
% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits) |
84.3/15.7 |
89.5/10.5 |
Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good) |
79.0% |
76.0% |
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
1 |
2 |
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
22 |
25 |
Median commute time (in minutes) |
23.0 |
23.0 |
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer |
20.2% |
15.8% |
% population walk or bike to work |
2.0% |
3.0% |
Movie theaters (within 15 miles) |
98 |
51 |
Restaurants (within 15 miles) |
8,806 |
4,141 |
Bars (within 15 miles) |
735 |
338 |
Public golf courses (within 30 miles) |
420 |
242 |
Libraries (within 15 miles) |
239 |
90 |
Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles) |
28 |
11 |
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
42 |
13 |
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
3.4 |
1.5 |
Annual rainfall (inches) |
50.85 |
36.31 |
% clear days in the area |
26 |
30 |
High temp in July ° F |
85.1° |
87.8° |
Low temp in Jan ° F |
19.1° |
22.9° |
Has health plan (% of residents) |
83.4% |
88.2% |
Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
28 |
27 |
Diabetes rates (% of residents diagnosed) |
13.3% |
9.6% |
Hypertension rates (% of residents diagnosed) |
31.5% |
27.3% |
Median age |
41.6 |
36.0 |
Completed at least some college (% of residents) |
63.9% |
73.6% |
Married |
58.8% |
57.5% |
Divorced |
6.1% |
8.3% |
Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
79.9 |
104.0 |
Amount spent on vacations (domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$8,540 |
$8,012 |
From the August 2008 issue
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