Township in Union County, New Jersey, US

Berkeley Heights

$910kMedian Home
287Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation14kCenter elevation223 ft
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

About Berkeley Heights

Berkeley Heights is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States, on a ridge in north central New Jersey, Berkeley Heights is a commuter town of New York City, in the Raritan Valley region and also bordering both Morris and Somerset counties in the Passaic Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census the township's population was 13,285, an increase of 102 (+0.8%) from the 2010 census count of 13,183, which in turn reflected a decline of 224 (−1.7%) from the 13,407 counted in the 2000 census.Wikipedia

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Location Context
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Latitude40.68°
Longitude-74.44°
Population14k
Center elevation223 ft

State Context

New JerseyU.S. state

New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest U.S. state by land area.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.40% - 10.75%Avg sales tax: 6.60%Property tax: 2.23%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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People

City Profile

Median Age46 yrs
College Educated74%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home21%of workforce
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Cost of Living

Housing
$3k/mo
Median rent
$910k
Median home price
Rent burden22% of income
Household Income
$162k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

School Rating
6.6/10
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The year

Climate

Sunshine
287
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
64°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
70% warm season / 70% cool season
Comfort Score
57/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
47°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
53"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
19"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
53
Moderate · 2024 modeled average
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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fairly steady humidity
Summer 70% · Winter 70% · Mar-Sep 65-73%
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