Place in Essex County, New Jersey, United States

Short Hills

$2.2MMedian Home
285Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation13kElevation276 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.

Short Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) situated within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is 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

Four seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
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Where It Is

Location Context
Short Hills, New Jersey
Latitude40.75°
Longitude-74.33°
Population13k
Altitude276 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 state in land area. According to a 2024 U.S.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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Nature Access

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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 Pattern
Steady humidity
69% warm season / 69% cool season
Comfort Score
59/100
Good
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
53"
inches per year
Snowfall
8"
inches per year
Air Quality
47
Good AQI
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.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
53" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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fairly steady humidity
Summer 69% · Winter 69% · Mar-Sep 64-72%
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Current Conditions

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