Pompton PlainsNJ
The town was settled in 1831 and has 10,971 residents today.
Is Pompton Plains a good place to live?
35% of residents are 65 or older in Pompton Plains, above both the New Jersey town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). 20% of the land in Pompton Plains is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Mountainside Park, 345 acres with 5.8 miles of trail. We don’t grade Pompton Plains yet; the figures below are still real.
Madison Square Garden and 533 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pompton Plains. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw22 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw22 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw22 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumUnited States Military AcademyPhoto 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 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain
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Moving to Pompton Plains: who provides what
Pompton Plains 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 Pompton Plains.
Top of a high hazard risk in Pompton Plains: inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Pompton Plains comes to 78 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1978: 2,102. 82% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 5%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 19.8% of Pompton Plains
For Pompton Plains, the trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile. 8.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mountainside Park | 5.8 mi | 345 |
| 2. Pequannock Valley Park | 0.3 mi | 15 |
| 3. Foothills Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Pompton Plains
Summers in Pompton Plains are warm, and winters chilly, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 28 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Pompton Plains
Only 7% of working residents stay in Pompton Plains for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Pompton Plains added 594 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 4,697. For Pompton Plains, the median household income is $118,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles.
| Pompton Plains | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $118,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer of Pompton Plains’ adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
The share of adults in Pompton Plains who say their health is fair or poor: 14%. Of 32 CDC measures, Pompton Plains beats the New Jersey average on 17 and trails it on 5.
| Pompton Plains | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Pompton Plains | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.1% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Pompton Plains sells for about $592K at the median
On the market in Pompton Plains: a median 17 days to sell. The rent at the middle of the market locally is $3,129 a month. In Pompton Plains, 67% of sales closed above the list price.
| Pompton Plains | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,129 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pompton Plains
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Pompton Plains
About 5 of every 100 Pompton Plains residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About Pompton Plains
Populated place in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Pompton Plains is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community constituting the majority of Pequannock Township, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 11,144. The community was first listed as a CDP in advance of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 194 ft
- ZIP code
- 07444
Pompton Plains’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Pompton Plains.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pompton Plains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pequannock Township | #92 | A | D− | A | A− | A |
| Pompton Lakes | #129 | A | C− | A | B+ | A |
| Wayne Township | #214 | B+ | D− | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Riverdale | #265 | B− | D | C | B+ | A |
| Kinnelon | #48 | A | D− | A+ | A | A+ |
| Lincoln Park | #119 | A | D | A | A− | A |
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