Town in Hudson County, New Jersey, US

West New York

$423kMedian Home
289Sunny Days/yr
63°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation53kElevation174 ft
Climate ReadFour seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
Deterministic read from annual climate patterns

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.

West New York is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 52,912, an increase of 3,204 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 49,708, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,940 (+8.6%) from the 45,768 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 51,981 in 2022.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
West New York, New Jersey
Latitude40.79°
Longitude-74.01°
Population53k
Altitude174 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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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$423k
Median Home Price
Rent burden42% of income
Household Income
$70k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundCar-light possibleTransit helps
Deterministic read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Easy to live car-light, and transit is one of the stronger mobility signals here.

Safety Score
75
Walk Score
98
Transit Score
75
School Rating
3.6/10
Internet
Fiber
86%
Cable
94%
address availability
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Climate

Climate ReadFour seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
Deterministic read from annual climate patterns

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.

Sunshine
289
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
63°F
annual average
Humidity
70%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
60/100
Good
Temp Swing
44°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
54"
inches per year
Snowfall
7"
inches per year
Air Quality
52
Moderate 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.

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Demographics

Population53k
Altitude174 ftabove sea level
Median Age37 yrs
College Educated34%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home12%of workforce

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