Upper Greenwood LakeNJ
3,319 people call this town in New Jersey home.
Is Upper Greenwood Lake a good place to live?
Upper Greenwood Lake’s typical journey to work is 53 minutes, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 30 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only one of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare has a lower July high than Upper Greenwood Lake. 17% of the land in Upper Greenwood Lake is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. We don’t grade Upper Greenwood Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Upper Greenwood Lake for work
Where Upper Greenwood Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
United States Military Academy and 423 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Greenwood Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw35 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw36 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw35 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 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
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Moving to Upper Greenwood Lake: who provides what
Upper Greenwood Lake is unincorporated, so Passaic 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 Upper Greenwood Lake.
Upper Greenwood Lake has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
In Upper Greenwood Lake, the median household income is $111,000. For most workers, Upper Greenwood Lake is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The share of workers in Upper Greenwood Lake who work from home: 20%. The top destinations are West Milford Township (10%), New York (7%) and Wayne Township (3%).
| Upper Greenwood Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
16.7% of Upper Greenwood Lake is conserved land
1.8 miles of trail. Upper Greenwood Lake’s concentration of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More middle-aged adults than New Jersey overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (40% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). In Upper Greenwood Lake, 13% of residents are 65 or older. New Jersey has 44% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 37%.
| Upper Greenwood Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.8 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Upper Greenwood Lake | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.6% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.7% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.3% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.8% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
A typical January night in Upper Greenwood Lake is colder than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
Winters in Upper Greenwood Lake are chilly and summers pleasant, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 18° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Upper Greenwood Lake is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Upper Greenwood Lake than in two thirds of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims in the town since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Upper Greenwood Lake stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with more of its adults who binge drink
Against the New Jersey average, Upper Greenwood Lake comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Upper Greenwood Lake: 34% of adults feel lonely. Just over three quarters of adults here had a checkup this year; 30% have high blood pressure.
| Upper Greenwood Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Upper Greenwood Lake | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 9.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 11.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 19% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Upper Greenwood Lake sells for about $485K
For households in Upper Greenwood Lake, the share who are owner-occupiers is 86%. The town’s typical rent comes in at $2,010 a month.
| Upper Greenwood Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,010 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Upper Greenwood Lake
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Greenwood Lake
About 6 of every 100 Upper Greenwood Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About Upper Greenwood Lake
Populated place in Passaic and Sussex counties, New Jersey, US
Upper Greenwood Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Passaic and Sussex counties, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Upper Greenwood Lake had a population of 3,687. It includes residential neighborhoods around the northern and central parts of its namesake lake. It is primarily in West Milford Township in Passaic County but extends to the northwest into Vernon Township in Sussex County. It is bordered to the west by Wawayanda State Park, to the southeast by Abram S. Hewitt State Forest, and to the northeast by the town of Warwick in Orange County, New York. The lake drains to the northeast into Long House Creek, which descends into New York and joins Wawayanda Cre…
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- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
Upper Greenwood Lake’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Upper Greenwood Lake.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Greenwood Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Milford Township | #164 | A− | C− | A | B− | A |
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Is Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ a good place to live?
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