Ampere NorthNJ
5,029 residents make their home in this town in New Jersey.
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%). Only one of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare has 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 City parkCentral 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
The median commute is under 9 miles. Since 2013, Ampere North has added 59 jobs, to 486 in 2023. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The middle household income for Ampere North comes to $67,000.
| 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
Top of a high hazard risk in Ampere North: inland flooding
The national flood insurance program has paid 18 claims in Ampere North since 1987. Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Expected losses in Ampere North break down as 71% from inland flooding and 11% from heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Ampere North, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 24°, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ampere North is
13% of adults have diabetes in Ampere North. The town beats the New Jersey average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. Two figures for adults here: 33% get no exercise outside work, 42% sleep under 7 hours.
| 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
Trails total 0.1 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Ampere North’s density of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| 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 $567K at the median
Ampere North’s midpoint rent comes in at $1,744 a month. 51% of Ampere North households own their home.
| 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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