EFFINGHAM LOW HOUSE, MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY, 2007
Pine Brook’s story
190 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
- 1836Pine Brook is settled
Pine BrookNJ
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
5,961
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$925K
+5.1% in a year
Household income
$126K
median
Median age
38.3
years
Jobs based here
6,591
A job hub
Is Pine Brook a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Great Piece Meadows Preserve, at 21 acres. We don’t grade Pine Brook yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Pine Brook stand out
Where Pine Brook beats most towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 6,463 people come to Pine Brook for work
Where Pine Brook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
6,591jobs based in Pine Brook
5%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Nearby attractions
All 630 attractions →Madison Square Garden and 535 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Brook. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw21 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw20 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw21 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Pine Brook: who provides what
Pine Brook is unincorporated, so Morris County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerJCP&L18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMontville Twp Mua water system3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMorris CountyMorris County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereMorris County ClerkMorris County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2020
ZIP codes07058, 0704507058 98% · 07045 2%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 Pine Brook.
Housing
Zillow puts the typical Pine Brook home at about $925K
For Pine Brook, the rent at the middle of the market is $2,366 a month. Values rose 5.1% in the 12 months to September 2026. 65% of households live in a home they own here.
$925KZillow home value
| Pine Brook | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,366 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 77% | 73% |
Typical home value
Pine Brook$925K
New Jersey$575K
+5.1%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
A job hub: Pine Brook has 2.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 6,463 commuters
The average trip to work in Pine Brook is 26 minutes. Only 5% of working residents stay in Pine Brook for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in Pine Brook grew to 6,591 in 2023, 1,221 more than in 2013. The town’s median household income is $126,000, above both the New Jersey town median ($113,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
5%work in town
| Pine Brook | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Pine Brook5%
Montville Township8%
New York7%
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township6%
Fairfield Township3%
12 mi
median commute distance
6,591
jobs based in Pine Brook
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Very high risk in Pine Brook, with inland flooding at the top
Pine Brook has had 86 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 84% of U.S. communities.
84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
86
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Pine Brook: four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 21°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–41°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A smaller share of adults in Pine Brook have obesity than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
Among adults in Pine Brook, 7.1% smoke cigarettes, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 14%. Pine Brook: 28% of adults have high blood pressure. In Pine Brook, 8.7% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 14% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Pine Brook | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 12% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
32 measures vs. New Jersey
22 better10 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Pine Brook | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 11.3% |
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
6.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
8.8% of the land in Pine Brook is protected from building
The concentration of trails for Pine Brook comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. 0.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
8.8%conserved
| Pine Brook | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.8% | 11% | 4.3% |
8.8%
conserved · 181 of 2,070 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Piece Meadows Preserve | — | 21 |
| 2. Manchester Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Etta Konner | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pine Brook
17pages on Pine Brook
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
25 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Brook
Caldwell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Caldwell4.3 mi$40,848 tuitionMontclair State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Montclair7.5 mi$15,912 in-state tuitionPassaic County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Paterson9.7 mi$6,300 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Pine Brook residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Pine Brook
Populated place in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Pine Brook, sometimes spelled Pinebrook, is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP had a population of 5,675. The area is served by U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code 07058.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 285 ft
- ZIP code
- 07058
Pine Brook’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Pine Brook.
Montville TownshipParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipFairfield TownshipEast Hanover TownshipLake HiawathaPine Brook
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Brook | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montville Township | #112 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | #114 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Fairfield Township | #216 | B+ | D− | B− | A− | A+ |
| East Hanover Township | #190 | B+ | D− | B− | A− | A+ |
| Lake Hiawatha | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montville Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Pine Brook and Lake Hiawatha aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pine Brook with a neighbor →
Questions about Pine Brook
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Brook, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Pine Brook yet; the figures below are still real.