Upper Montclair.
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New Jersey·Essex County
4 tracts·12K people·$989K median·4,837/mi²
White 75 · Multiracial 10 · Hispanic 6 · Black 5 · Asian 4 · Other 0
Married couple 76 · Living alone 13 · Other 11
Health 62 · Leisure 13 · Retail 9 · Professional 8 · Manufacturing 1 · Public admin 0 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 77 · Sales · office 17 · Service 5 · Production · transport 1 · Construction · maintenance 1
Work from home 43 · Drive alone 35 · Transit 17 · Carpool 4 · Walk 3 · 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 Upper Montclair is $989,000 (Census ACS) — 2.2× the US median of $458,812.
Upper Montclair has 12,457 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.2; the population is 74.8% White, 10.0% Multiracial, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Black, 4.3% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 84.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 1.9% (Census ACS).
Bradford Elementary School (68%) and Northeast Elementary School (55%) lead the elementary schools; Buzz Aldrin Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (63%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,237/month, 42% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Upper Montclair is over $250,000 a year (Census ACS).
In Upper Montclair, median rent is $2,237/month and the median home value is $989,000 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 51 inches; snowfall averages 30 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Upper Montclair are heat wave (74), earthquake (74) and landslide (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Upper Montclair, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).