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Place in Essex County, New Jersey, United States

Short Hills

$2.2MMedian Home
285Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 13k· Elev. 276 ftWikipedia

Short Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) situated within Millburn, in Essex County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey, and part of the New York metropolitan area. The community is a commuter town for residents who work in Manhattan. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 14,422.Wikipedia

About the RegionMid-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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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$6k/mo
Median Rent
$2.2M
Median Home Price
Rent burden28% of income
Household Income
$250k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
6
School Rating
9.1/10
Internet
Fiber
97%
Cable
100%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
285
sunny days per year
78% of the year
Avg High Temp
64°F
annual average
Humidity
68%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
75/100
Great
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
53"
inches per year
Snowfall
8"
inches per year
Air Quality
47
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population13k
Altitude276 ftabove sea level
Median Age44 yrs
College Educated85%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home33%of workforce

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