Llewellyn ParkNJ
560 people call this town in New Jersey home.
Is Llewellyn Park a good place to live?
Llewellyn Park’s mean commuting time is 47 minutes, against 30 minutes in New Jersey’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Llewellyn Park. The biggest park or preserve is The Ramble, at 50 acres. Llewellyn Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Llewellyn Park’s workers commute out
Jobs based in Llewellyn Park fell to 40 in 2023, 577 fewer than in 2013. In Llewellyn Park, 2% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are New York (19%), Newark (9%) and West Orange Township (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Llewellyn Park is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA puts 65% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to heat waves. Llewellyn Park’s FEMA hazard score is 23 of 100. It has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Llewellyn Park brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Llewellyn Park is
For adults in Llewellyn Park, the share who get no exercise outside work is 21%. Among adults here, 16% have been diagnosed with depression and 8.8% smoke cigarettes.
| Llewellyn Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Llewellyn Park | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.1% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 3.3% of Llewellyn Park
Parks and preserves in Llewellyn Park: 2, covering 65 acres.
| Llewellyn Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Ramble | — | 50 |
| 2. Thomas Edison National Historical Park | 0.1 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Llewellyn Park sell for about $2.5M
For Llewellyn Park, the typical rent is $2,225 a month. Among households here, 68% are owner-occupiers.
| Llewellyn Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,225 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Llewellyn Park
Madison Square Garden and 541 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Llewellyn Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw14 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw15 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto 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 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Llewellyn Park: who provides what
Llewellyn Park 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.
100% of working residents leave Llewellyn Park for work
Where Llewellyn Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
78 within 15 miles of the center of Llewellyn Park
About 8 of every 100 Llewellyn Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Questions about Llewellyn Park
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Is Llewellyn Park, NJ a good place to live?
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