Ampere NorthNJ
A town of 5,029.
Is Ampere North a good place to live?
21% of residents live below the poverty line in Ampere North, above both the New Jersey town median (6.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ampere North. We don’t grade Ampere North yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Ampere North for work
Where Ampere North’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 546 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ampere North. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw12 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw12 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Ampere North: who provides what
Ampere North is unincorporated, so Essex County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ampere North.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Ampere North’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Ampere North for work: only 1% work in town. At $67,000, Ampere North’s median household income is where New Jersey’s towns sit at $113,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Since 2013, Ampere North has added 59 jobs, to 486 in 2023.
| Ampere North | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $67,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Ampere North
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ampere North.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Ampere North
Ampere North has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ampere North is
Ampere North beats the New Jersey average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 28% of Ampere North adults worry about having enough food.
| Ampere North | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 22% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Ampere North | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.5% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.5% | 22.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 27.9% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ampere North has set aside 2.3% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Ampere North | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wendell Felton Field | — | 4 |
| 2. Milbank Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Ampere North sells for about $532K at the median
51% of households own their home in Ampere North.
| Ampere North | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,744 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ampere North
Colleges nearby
111 within 15 miles of the center of Ampere North
About 7 of every 100 Ampere North residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Ampere North’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Ampere North.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampere North | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloomfield Township | #259 | B | D | B− | B− | A |
| Newark | #453 | D− | D | C− | D | D |
| Watsessing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Orange | #437 | D− | D | C− | C− | C |
Ampere North and Watsessing aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ampere North with a neighbor →
Questions about Ampere North
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ampere North, NJ a good place to live?
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