Hot-summer humid continental

Brookdale, New Jersey

Essex County, New Jersey · Population 10k · 174 ft elevation

Living in Brookdale

Brookdale has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Brookdale at a glance

Population
10k
Elevation
174 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
45″56th percentile
Annual snowfall
28″67th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,534 hrs15th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$527k83th percentile
Median rent
$1,698/mo76th percentile
Median household income
$150k93th percentile
Property tax rate
1.90%87th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.8%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.6%
Unemployment rate
5.0%
Homes with broadband
94%69th percentile
Walkability index
13.387th percentile
Average commute
34 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
62%73th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
77%
Violent crime rate
56 per 100k17th percentile
Property crime rate
565 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9879th percentile
Outdoor access
7978th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
5%
Public land within 30 miles
12%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,083 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Brookdale, New Jersey
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F23°F3.0″8.0″147 hrs
Feb41°F24°F2.5″8.4″157 hrs
Mar49°F31°F4.1″4.7″196 hrs
Apr62°F41°F3.7″0.7″215 hrs
May72°F51°F3.4″—246 hrs
Jun81°F60°F4.3″—272 hrs
Jul85°F66°F4.3″—312 hrs
Aug84°F64°F4.5″—280 hrs
Sep76°F57°F3.7″—239 hrs
Oct65°F45°F4.0″0.2″184 hrs
Nov53°F35°F3.3″0.3″159 hrs
Dec43°F28°F4.0″5.9″127 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology