SuccasunnaNJ
With 9,799 residents, this town was settled in 1888.
Is Succasunna a good place to live?
Succasunna’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,516 a month, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $1,778 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 15% of the land in Succasunna is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Black River Park, at 28 acres. We don’t grade Succasunna yet; the figures below are still real.
Succasunna has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
9,152 counted in 2010 and 10,338 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Madison Square Garden and 470 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Succasunna. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw37 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw36 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw37 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto 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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Moving to Succasunna: who provides what
Succasunna 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 Succasunna.
With only 0.6 jobs per working resident, most people in Succasunna work out of town
Succasunna’s median household income is $162,000. Jobs in the town fell by 584 from 2013 to 2023, to 2,998. 2.2% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The top destinations are Roxbury Township (8%), Morristown (5%) and Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (5%).
| Succasunna | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $162,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Succasunna, mostly inland flooding
Succasunna’s FEMA risk score comes in at 29 of 100. Expected losses in Succasunna break down as 69% from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1980: 4.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 14.5% of Succasunna
Across 1 park or preserve: 4.0 miles of trail. Succasunna’s trail network density stands at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black River Park | 0.4 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Succasunna are worth about $652K, by Zillow’s estimate
Among households in Succasunna, 94% own their home. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.5%. A home in Succasunna typically sold within 15 days of listing.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More middle-aged adults than New Jersey overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (40% statewide). In Succasunna, the median age is 43.9 years. For adults 25 and older in the town, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 50%.
| Succasunna | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.9 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
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 ±2.6 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 64% are men (NJ 50%).
| Succasunna | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.7% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.7% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
How healthy Succasunna is
Succasunna does better than the New Jersey average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. In Succasunna, nearly a quarter of adults have obesity. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% report frequent mental distress, 18% binge drink.
| Succasunna | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Succasunna | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.1% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Succasunna
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Succasunna
About 6 of every 100 Succasunna residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
94% of working residents leave Succasunna for work
Where Succasunna’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Succasunna’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Succasunna.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Succasunna | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roxbury Township | #157 | A− | D | A− | B− | A |
| Randolph Township | #101 | A | C− | — | A− | A+ |
| Kenvil | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mine Hill Township | #172 | A− | D | — | B | A |
| Ledgewood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Olive Township | #87 | A | C− | A | B+ | A |
Randolph Township and Mine Hill Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Succasunna, Kenvil, Ledgewood and Flanders aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Succasunna with a neighbor →
Questions about Succasunna
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Succasunna, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Succasunna yet; the figures below are still real.