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Great NotchNJ

This town of 4,008 people was settled in 1914.

Population
4,008
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$580K
Census ACS
Household income
$162K
median
Median age
50.4
years
Jobs based here
1,089
A commuter town

Is Great Notch a good place to live?

Great Notch’s median household income is $162,000, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $113,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Great Notch. Great Notch’s concentration of trails is 2.1 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in New Jersey’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Great Notch yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Great Notch for work

Where Great Notch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → New York New York 12% 5% → Little Falls Township Little Falls Township 5% 4% → Paterson Paterson 4% 4% → Clifton Clifton 4% 4% → Newark Newark 4% 4% → Wayne Township Wayne Township 4% Great Notch · 1% stay
1,089jobs based in Great Notch
1%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Nearby attractions

MetLife Stadium and 541 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Great Notch. Close and well known come first.

All 632 attractions →
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife StadiumBig draw14 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square GardenBig draw14 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a yearBig draw14 mi TheatreStudio 54Big draw14 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearBig draw15 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · 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

Getting set up

Moving to Great Notch: who provides what

Great Notch is unincorporated, so Passaic County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPSE&G25.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNj American Water - Little FallsNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPassaic CountyPassaic County provides services here
SchoolsLittle Falls Township School DistrictPassaic Valley Region School District2 districts serve Great Notch; 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.gov
Who runs elections herePassaic County ClerkPassaic County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes07424, 0700907424 99% · 07009 1%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 Great Notch.

Work & commute

Great Notch has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Since 2013, Great Notch has lost 450 jobs, to 1,089 in 2023. Most working residents leave Great Notch for work: only 1% work in town. The share of residents in Great Notch who live below the poverty line: 1.6%. Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles.

1%work in town
Great NotchNew Jersey townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line1.6%6.1%9.6%
Average trip to work28 minutes30 minutes25 minutes
Work from home14%16%11%

Where working residents work

In Great Notch1%
New York12%
Little Falls Township5%
Paterson4%
Clifton4%
10 mi
median commute distance
1,089
jobs based in Great Notch
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Full pageGreat Notch’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here1,089 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Great NotchCommute times28 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 10 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Great Notch, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

The range runs from 22° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall45–65°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageGreat Notch’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 22°Rain & snow24″ of snow a winter · 50 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+2.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Great Notch, mostly inland flooding

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Great Notch than in 66% of U.S. communities. 79% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 2011: 40.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
40
paid flood claims since 2011
Full pageGreat Notch’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims40 paid flood claims · Since 2011Past disasters22 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready3.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Great Notch is

In Great Notch, 11% of adults report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Great Notch is ahead of New Jersey on 15 and behind on 1. Among adults in the town, 13% report frequent mental distress and 8.5% smoke cigarettes.

Great NotchNew Jersey townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)25%28%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)8.5%11%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%36%36%
32 measures vs. New Jersey
15 better16 too close to call1 worse
What stands outGreat NotchNJ
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.8%14.3%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.4%7%
More adults who have had cancer10%7.5%
St. Mary's General Hospital
3.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Full pageGreat Notch’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsFewer smokersHospitals & doctors nearby3.9 miles to an ER · St. Mary's General HospitalHow adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than NJ on 15 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

0.9%conserved
0.9%
conserved · 6 of 644 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Morris Canal Greenway0.2 mi8
Full pageGreat Notch’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map2.1 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk0.2 miles of trail · Morris Canal GreenwayConserved land0.9% conserved · 6 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Great Notch?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

Homes in Great Notch sell for about $906K

The rent at the middle of the market in Great Notch is $2,070 a month. For households here, the share who live in a home they own is 77%.

$906Kmedian sale price
Great NotchNew Jersey townsU.S. towns
Median rent$2,070 a month$1,778 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home77%77%73%
4
homes sold in September
Full pageGreat Notch’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 5.6 years of incomeRents$2,070 a month · Median rentVs. the neighbors3 bordering towns

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Great Notch

16pages on Great Notch
The big questions
HealthBetter than NJ on 15 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingWork & commute$162K median household income · 1,089 jobs hereNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 66% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors2 mi of trails · 1% conserved landPlacesAttractions632 nearby · MSU Soccer Park 1 miLibraryLittle Falls Public LibraryCollegesMontclair State University is 0.9 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1914Climate86° summer highs · 24″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

73 within 15 miles of the center of Great Notch

Montclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Montclair0.9 mi$15,912 in-state tuitionBerkeley College-Woodland ParkUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Woodland Park2.1 mi$29,800 tuitionPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Paterson3.9 mi$6,300 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Great Notch residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Great Notch’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Great Notch.

Explore the map →
Montclair State UniversityLittle Falls TownshipWoodland ParkMontclair State UniversityLittle Falls TownshipWoodland ParkGreat Notch
Montclair State University
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Little Falls Township
NW · 5% of Great Notch workers commute here
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Woodland Park
NE · 2% of Great Notch workers commute here
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How the neighbors grade
TownNJ rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Great Notch——————
Montclair State University——————
Little Falls Township#155A−DA−B+A
Woodland Park#264B−DB+C+B+

Great Notch and Montclair State University aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Great Notch with a neighbor →

Questions about Great Notch

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Great Notch, NJ a good place to live?

We don’t grade Great Notch yet; the figures below are still real.