Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its National Register listings include Far Hills Station and Alexander and James Linn Homestead. Far Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Far Hills beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 560 in 1930, 924 in 2020. The archive holds 22 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 6 maps from 1891 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Far Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw35 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw34 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw35 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Far Hills, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Far Hills.
In Far Hills, the going rate for rent is $1,554 a month, below the New Jersey town median ($1,778 a month) but above the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). For households here, the share who own their home is 87%. Home values are up 4.8% over the year to September 2026.
| Far Hills | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,554 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Far Hills dropped by 65, to 182. In Far Hills, the middle household income is $143,000, against $113,000 in New Jersey’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Far Hills’ average commute is 33 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away.
| Far Hills | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $143,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
14 flood insurance claims have been paid in Far Hills since 1979. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. 87% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Far Hills after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8.2% of adults smoke cigarettes in Far Hills. CDC measures, 32 in all: Far Hills beats New Jersey on 13 and trails on 2. Two figures for adults locally: 14% binge drink, 16% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Far Hills | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Far Hills | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.7% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Across 2 parks and preserves: 1.8 miles of trail. Natirar Park, at 111 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Far Hills’ concentration of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Far Hills | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Natirar Park | 1.1 mi | 111 |
| 2. Far Hills Fair Grounds | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
7 within 15 miles of the center of Far Hills
About 4 of every 100 Far Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Far Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Far Hills on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
Far Hills is a borough in the Somerset Hills of northern Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 924, an increase of 5 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 919, which in turn reflected an increase of 60 (+7.0%) from the 859 counted in the 2000 census. The borough is located within the Raritan Valley region. Far Hills was incorporated as a borough based on an Act of the New Jersey Legislature passed on April 7, 1921, from portions of Bernards Township, subject to the results of a referendum held on May 12, 1921. Far Hills is a dry town where alcohol is not permitted to be sold by law. In the Forbes magazine listing o…
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Far Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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