Short Hills.
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New Jersey·Essex County
3 tracts·17K people·$1.7M median·3,229/mi²
White 50 · Asian 40 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 83 · Living alone 10 · Other 7
Professional 51 · Retail 21 · Health 10 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 4 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 77 · Sales · office 16 · Service 4 · Production · transport 3 · Construction · maintenance 0
Work from home 38 · Drive alone 34 · Transit 21 · Carpool 4 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Short Hills is $1,674,100 (Census ACS) — 3.6× the US median of $458,812.
Short Hills has 14,923 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.5; the population is 50.1% White, 40.3% Asian, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 1.4% Black and 0.6% Other; the average household has 3.2 people; 92.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.3% (Census ACS).
Glenwood School (93%), Deerfield School (85%) and Hartshorn School (81%) lead the elementary schools; Millburn Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (82%); Millburn High School is the high school with reported scores (86%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $3,126/month, 98% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Short Hills is over $250,000 a year (Census ACS).
In Short Hills, median rent is $3,126/month and the median home value is $1,674,100 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 52 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Short Hills are inland flooding (93), heat wave (79) and earthquake (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Short Hills, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).