Cedar Knolls, 2017
Cedar Knolls’s story
103 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2017 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
- 1923Cedar Knolls is settled
Cedar KnollsNJ
A town settled in 1923, now home to 4,882 people.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Joelincoln at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
4,882
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$647K
Census ACS
Household income
$170K
median
Median age
42.0
years
Jobs based here
4,795
A job hub
Is Cedar Knolls a good place to live?
Cedar Knolls’ rent at the middle of the market is $2,849 a month, above both the New Jersey town median ($1,778 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 8 have a lower average commute than Cedar Knolls. We don’t grade Cedar Knolls yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Cedar Knolls stand out
Where Cedar Knolls beats most towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 4,743 people come to Cedar Knolls for work
Where Cedar Knolls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
4,795jobs based in Cedar Knolls
2%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Nearby attractions
All 635 attractions →Madison Square Garden and 527 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cedar Knolls. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw26 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw25 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw26 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 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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Getting set up
Moving to Cedar Knolls: who provides what
Cedar Knolls is unincorporated, so Morris County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerJCP&L18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSoutheast Morris County Mua water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMorris CountyMorris County provides services here
SchoolsHanover Park Region School DistrictHanover Township School District2 districts serve Cedar Knolls; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMorris County ClerkMorris County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2020
ZIP code0792707927 100%Census 2020
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 Cedar Knolls.
Work & commute
Cedar Knolls has 2.3 jobs for every working resident, and 4,743 people commute in
Jobs based in Cedar Knolls grew to 4,795 in 2023, 965 more than in 2013. Only 2% of working residents stay in Cedar Knolls for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: the median household income for Cedar Knolls comes to $170,000. Half commute less than 11 miles.
2%work in town
| Cedar Knolls | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $170,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Cedar Knolls2%
New York11%
Hanover Township9%
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township6%
Morristown6%
11 mi
median commute distance
4,795
jobs based in Cedar Knolls
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Cedar Knolls: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Cedar Knolls sits below 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, Cedar Knolls has seen 6 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 70% come from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
6
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Cedar Knolls, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 24 inches a winter. The seasons in Cedar Knolls: chilly winters, warm summers, with plenty of rain.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–41°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Cedar Knolls is
Two figures for adults in Cedar Knolls: 15% have been diagnosed with depression, 13% report frequent mental distress. The town does better than the New Jersey average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. For adults locally, the share who report frequent physical distress is 10%.
| Cedar Knolls | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New Jersey
15 better16 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Cedar Knolls | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.5% |
Morristown Medical Center
In Morristown · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conserved land covers 7.2% of Cedar Knolls
Walkers can cover 0.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Cedar Knolls’ trail density stands at 0.3 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 7 acres in all.
7.2%conserved
| Cedar Knolls | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 11% | 4.3% |
7.2%
conserved · 96 of 1,329 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Malapardis Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Housing
The median home in Cedar Knolls sells for about $825K
59% of Cedar Knolls households own their home.
$825Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cedar Knolls
16pages on Cedar Knolls
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
15 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Knolls
Rabbinical College of AmericaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Morristown2.5 mi$10,650 tuitionCounty College of MorrisCommunity college · Public · Randolph7.1 mi$6,210 in-state tuitionBloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bloomfield13.7 mi$15,912 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Cedar Knolls residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About Cedar Knolls
Populated place in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Cedar Knolls is an unincorporated community located within Hanover Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of Hanover Township along with Whippany. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 4,082.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 364 ft
- ZIP code
- 07927
Cedar Knolls’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Cedar Knolls.
Hanover TownshipMorris TownshipMorris PlainsCedar Knolls
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Knolls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hanover Township | #169 | A− | D− | B | B+ | A+ |
| Morris Township | #200 | B+ | D | — | C+ | A+ |
| Morris Plains | #80 | A | D− | B+ | A− | A+ |
Morris Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Cedar Knolls isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cedar Knolls with a neighbor →
Questions about Cedar Knolls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cedar Knolls, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Cedar Knolls yet; the figures below are still real.