Humid subtropical
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey · Population 13k · 98 ft elevation
Living in Ridgefield Park
Ridgefield Park has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ridgefield Park at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $459k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,633/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $98k72th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.18%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.996th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 37 per 100k10th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 566 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 25°F | 3.3″ | 8.8″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 27°F | 2.8″ | 10.1″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 5.0″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 43°F | 4.0″ | 0.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 53°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.5″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 67°F | 4.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 38°F | 3.3″ | 0.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 4.9″ | 143 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