Upper MontclairNJ
A town of 12,457, settled in 1873.
Is Upper Montclair a good place to live?
85% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Upper Montclair, above both the New Jersey town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a higher share of workers working from home than Upper Montclair. Upper Montclair’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in New Jersey’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Mills Reservation, at 30 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Upper Montclair yet; the figures below are still real.
Upper Montclair has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
11,565 counted in 2010 and 13,146 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
MetLife Stadium and 543 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Montclair. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw13 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw13 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · 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 Upper Montclair: who provides what
Upper Montclair is unincorporated, so Essex 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 Montclair.
The FEMA risk score in Upper Montclair is lower than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
The FEMA risk score in Upper Montclair is 7 of 100. Since 1978, 45 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper Montclair.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Upper Montclair stands out in New Jersey and nationally: the average trip to work there is longer
Upper Montclair’s average trip to work is 42 minutes. Jobs based in Upper Montclair fell to 2,219 in 2023, 290 fewer than in 2013. Upper Montclair’s median household income is $250,000.
| Upper Montclair | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Upper Montclair, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Upper Montclair has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Upper Montclair has set aside 9.8% of its land for conservation
3.9 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mills Reservation | 1.3 mi | 30 |
| 2. Yanticaw Brook Park | 0.6 mi | 12 |
| 3. Mountainside Park | 0.2 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Upper Montclair is
Upper Montclair beats the New Jersey average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 23% of adults have high blood pressure in Upper Montclair. Only 1 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Upper Montclair.
| Upper Montclair | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.6% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Upper Montclair | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 11.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.3% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Upper Montclair sells for about $1.36M at the median
86% of Upper Montclair households own their home.
| Upper Montclair | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,237 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 Montclair
Colleges nearby
80 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Montclair
About 4 of every 100 Upper Montclair residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
96% of working residents leave Upper Montclair for work
Where Upper Montclair’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Upper Montclair’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Upper Montclair.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Montclair | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montclair Township | #126 | A | D− | B+ | B+ | A+ |
| Cedar Grove Township | #60 | A | D | A | B+ | A+ |
| Montclair State University | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clifton | #341 | C+ | D | — | C− | B+ |
Clifton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Upper Montclair and Montclair State University aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Montclair with a neighbor →
Questions about Upper Montclair
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Is Upper Montclair, NJ a good place to live?
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