White Meadow LakeNJ
This town in New Jersey has a population of 8,842.
Is White Meadow Lake a good place to live?
White Meadow Lake’s midpoint rent is $2,686 a month, above both New Jersey’s towns ($1,778 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area, at 185 acres. We don’t grade White Meadow Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
97% of working residents leave White Meadow Lake for work
Where White Meadow Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 510 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Meadow Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw30 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw30 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw30 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw30 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 White Meadow Lake: who provides what
White Meadow Lake 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 White Meadow Lake.
With only 0.6 jobs per working resident, most people in White Meadow Lake work out of town
For working residents in White Meadow Lake, the share who work locally is 3.1%. Employers in White Meadow Lake shed 881 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,851. Its median household income stands at $149,000. The top destinations are Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (7%), Rockaway Township (7%) and New York (5%).
| White Meadow Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $149,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In White Meadow Lake, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
For White Meadow Lake, the midsummer high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in White Meadow Lake, with inland flooding at the top
In White Meadow Lake, the risk rating from FEMA is 34 of 100. 17 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1978. FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of White Meadow Lake’s adults binge drink than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
Among adults 18 to 64 in White Meadow Lake, 6.7% have no health insurance. Against the New Jersey average, White Meadow Lake comes out ahead on 20 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| White Meadow Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 9.7% | 12% |
| What stands out | White Meadow Lake | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.5% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area | — | 185 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in White Meadow Lake sells for about $620K
Homes sold in White Meadow Lake spent a median 21 days on the market. In White Meadow Lake, 92% of households live in a home they own. Bidding over the asking price: just over four in five homes sold in the town.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about White Meadow Lake
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of White Meadow Lake
About 6 of every 100 White Meadow Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
White Meadow Lake’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with White Meadow Lake.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Meadow Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rockaway Township | #162 | A− | D | B+ | B+ | A |
| Denville Township | #12 | A+ | C− | A+ | A− | A+ |
| Hibernia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Hope | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rockaway | #102 | A | C− | A+ | B | A |
White Meadow Lake, Hibernia and Mount Hope aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare White Meadow Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about White Meadow Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is White Meadow Lake, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade White Meadow Lake yet; the figures below are still real.