Area data
Paterson, NJ — ZIP 07505
Population: 4,691 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 430.8 (+5.2% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,620/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,980/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 108.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 22.6¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- lightning, strongWind, winterWeather, coldWave, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 52.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 38
- Days with Good air quality
- 269
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 21
- Nearest national park
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (0 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Essex County Airport (CDW) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Teterboro Airport (TEB) (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 128
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.7 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 230
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,954
- Median annual property tax
- $10,001
- Households with broadband internet
- 44.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 146,196
- Average weekly wage
- $1,150
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Administrative Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 44
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