Mountain LakeNJ
With 574 residents, it is a town in New Jersey.
Is Mountain Lake a good place to live?
Mountain Lake’s median age is 55.4 years, against 42 years in New Jersey’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Mountain Lake. 65% of the land in Mountain Lake is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Jenny Jump State Forest, 435 acres with 2.4 miles of trail. Mountain Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
574 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Drew University and 106 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mountain Lake. Close and well known come first.
30 mi LandmarkDrew University
16 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
35 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
36 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
9 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
29 mi Park & preserveDuke FarmsPhoto credits
Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Mountain Lake: who provides what
Mountain Lake is unincorporated, so Warren 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 Mountain Lake.
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Mountain Lake
For Mountain Lake, the density of trails is 1.9 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 2.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jenny Jump State Forest | 2.4 mi | 435 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mountain Lake has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Since 2013, Mountain Lake has lost 28 jobs, to 31 in 2023. For Mountain Lake, the median household income is $108,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 26 miles. The top destinations are Knowlton Township (4%), Independence Township (3%) and Morristown (3%).
| Mountain Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Mountain Lake brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mountain Lake is
The share of adults in Mountain Lake who report frequent mental distress: 16%. Of 32 CDC measures, Mountain Lake beats the New Jersey average on 7 and trails it on 3. Two figures for adults locally: 33% have obesity, 9.6% have diabetes.
| Mountain Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mountain Lake | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Mountain Lake is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. 65% of Mountain Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 13%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Mountain Lake sell for about $200K
In Mountain Lake, 90% of households are owner-occupiers. The midpoint rent in the town is $1,808 a month.
| Mountain Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,808 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 Mountain Lake
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Mountain Lake
About 7 of every 100 Mountain Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
99% of working residents leave Mountain Lake for work
Where Mountain Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Mountain Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mountain Lake, NJ a good place to live?
Mountain Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.