Lake HiawathaNJ
The town, settled in 1937, counts 11,018 residents.
Is Lake Hiawatha a good place to live?
No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lake Hiawatha. 52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lake Hiawatha, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 45% and U.S. towns at 29%. We don’t grade Lake Hiawatha yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Lake Hiawatha for work
Where Lake Hiawatha’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Madison Square Garden and 527 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Hiawatha. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw23 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw22 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw23 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto 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 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Lake Hiawatha: who provides what
Lake Hiawatha is unincorporated, so Morris 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 Lake Hiawatha.
Lake Hiawatha stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
FEMA puts 84% of Lake Hiawatha’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to cold waves. 397 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1978. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Lake Hiawatha’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Just 1% of Lake Hiawatha’s working residents have a job in town. 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The median commute is under 12 miles. The typical household income for Lake Hiawatha is $105,000.
| Lake Hiawatha | Typical New Jersey town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
The climate in Lake Hiawatha brings four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 24 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Lake Hiawatha’s adults have obesity than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
The share of adults in Lake Hiawatha who have high blood pressure is 28%. Among adults in the town, 13% have been diagnosed with depression and 9.6% report frequent physical distress.
| Lake Hiawatha | Typical New Jersey town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lake Hiawatha | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.7% | 7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.5% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Hiawatha looks like New Jersey by age
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the New Jersey average. 52% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 44% across New Jersey. The median age in Lake Hiawatha is 38.9 years.
| Lake Hiawatha | Typical New Jersey town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.9 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.7, men 39.8.
| Lake Hiawatha | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.5% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.6% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 35.3% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.3% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Protected land: 5.1% of Lake Hiawatha
Its park or preserve gives Lake Hiawatha 1 acres of open land.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Hiawatha Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Lake Hiawatha sell for about $557K
For Lake Hiawatha, the median rent is $1,550 a month. 59% of Lake Hiawatha households live in a home they own. On the market in the town: a median 29 days to sell.
| Lake Hiawatha | Typical New Jersey town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,550 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 Lake Hiawatha
Colleges nearby
21 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Hiawatha
About 6 of every 100 Lake Hiawatha residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Lake Hiawatha’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lake Hiawatha.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hiawatha | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montville Township | #112 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | #114 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Parsippany | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Brook | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montville Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lake Hiawatha, Parsippany and Pine Brook aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lake Hiawatha with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Hiawatha
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Hiawatha, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Lake Hiawatha yet; the figures below are still real.