Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $499,092 (it was $214,400 in 2000)
Morristown:
$499,092
NJ:
$389,800
Mean prices in 2021:all housing units: $531,062; detached houses: $544,993; townhouses or other attached units: $537,206; in 2-unit structures: $357,311; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $521,733; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $542,035
Median gross rent in 2021: $1,993.
March 2022 cost of living index in Morristown: 116.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 10.7%
(7.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.2% for Black residents, 21.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.8% for other race residents, 19.1% for two or more races residents)
According to our research of New Jersey and other state lists, there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Morristown, New Jersey as of October 01, 2023. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Morristown is 1,699 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.
Crime rates in Morristown by year
Type
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Murders (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (4.7)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Rapes (per 100,000)
4 (18.8)
4 (19.1)
3 (14.1)
1 (4.5)
2 (8.9)
1 (4.4)
0 (0.0)
1 (4.4)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Robberies (per 100,000)
3 (14.1)
4 (19.1)
2 (9.4)
3 (13.4)
2 (8.9)
0 (0.0)
2 (8.8)
2 (8.8)
1 (4.4)
1 (4.4)
1 (4.4)
1 (4.5)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Assaults (per 100,000)
23 (108.1)
14 (66.8)
13 (61.3)
15 (67.2)
6 (26.8)
10 (44.4)
9 (39.8)
8 (35.4)
5 (22.1)
7 (31.0)
2 (8.8)
5 (22.5)
8 (36.2)
8 (36.2)
Burglaries (per 100,000)
23 (108.1)
24 (114.5)
38 (179.1)
50 (224.2)
33 (147.5)
40 (177.5)
42 (185.5)
29 (128.2)
14 (61.9)
20 (88.7)
21 (92.5)
25 (112.7)
22 (99.6)
15 (67.9)
Thefts (per 100,000)
97 (455.8)
117 (558.0)
96 (452.5)
60 (269.0)
128 (571.9)
85 (377.2)
124 (547.7)
115 (508.5)
101 (446.8)
106 (470.0)
75 (330.4)
91 (410.2)
70 (317.0)
92 (416.3)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)
10 (47.0)
13 (62.0)
13 (61.3)
4 (17.9)
11 (49.2)
8 (35.5)
11 (48.6)
8 (35.4)
7 (31.0)
5 (22.2)
6 (26.4)
4 (18.0)
4 (18.1)
10 (45.2)
Arson (per 100,000)
2 (9.4)
1 (4.8)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (4.5)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (4.4)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
City-Data.com crime index
70.4
69.6
71.4
49.0
52.3
42.8
49.4
45.4
30.4
34.3
24.9
31.6
28.4
32.3
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
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Ancestries: Irish (10.6%), Italian (7.3%), German (3.1%), American (2.8%), Haitian (2.0%), Polish (1.9%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 2.94 square miles.
Population density: 6,893 people per square mile (high).
4,481 residents are foreign born (14.7% Latin America, 3.7% Europe, 3.4% Asia).
This town:
22.3%
New Jersey:
22.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $10,001 (2.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $10,003 (2.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NJ (13.0 miles , pop. 54,405).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (16.0 miles , pop. 273,546).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (26.5 miles , pop. 1,537,195).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 92.4. This is worse than average.
City:
92.4
U.S.:
74.2
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2018 was 0.349. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 0.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.349
U.S.:
0.267
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 10.3. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 10.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
10.3
U.S.:
5.6
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 0.260. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 0.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.260
U.S.:
1.789
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 28.3. This is about average.Closest monitor was 10.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
28.3
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 8.56. This is about average.Closest monitor was 0.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.56
U.S.:
8.46
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2003 was 0.00543. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 16.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00543
U.S.:
0.00984
Tornado activity:
Morristown-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/28/1973, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the Morristown town center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 5/28/1973, a category F3 tornado 13.1 miles away from the town center injured 12 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Morristown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 272.2 miles away from the city center On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 218.3 miles away from the city center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from Morristown center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 259.9 miles away from Morristown center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 258.0 miles away from Morristown center On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Morris County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19 Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 7, Snowstorms: 4, Heavy Rains: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Main business address for: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC (MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES), CRUM & FORSTER HOLDINGS CORP (FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE).
Hospitals in Morristown:
HOSPICE OF MORRIS CO (282 W HANOVER AVE)
MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Voluntary non-profit - Private, 100 MADISON AVE)
Nursing Homes in Morristown:
ATLANTIC REHABILITATION INSTITUTE (95 MT KEMBLE AVENUE)
CARE ONE AT MADISON AVENUE (151 MADISON AVENUE)
MORRIS HILLS CENTER (77 MADISON AVENUE)
MORRISTOWN N H REHAB CENTER (66 MORRIS AVENUE)
MORRISTOWN REHAB CENTER (66 MORRIS ST)
MT KEMBLE DIV MORRISTOWN MEM HOSP (95 MT KEMBLE AVE)
SPRING HILL NURSING CENTER (17 SPRING PLACE)
TWIN OAKS NURS CTR (77 MADISON AVE)
Dialysis Facilities in Morristown:
FMC EAST MORRIS (55 MADISON AVENUE STE 100)
MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (100 MADISON AVENUE)
Home Health Centers in Morristown:
VISITING NURSE ASSOC OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY (175 SOUTH STREET)
Airports and heliports located in Morristown:
Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) (Runways: 2, Commercial Ops: 9, Air Taxi Ops: 10,750, Itinerant Ops: 37,481, Local Ops: 19,563, Military Ops: 58)
17 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ) . Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
18 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
18 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Morristown:
College of Saint Elizabeth (Full-time enrollment: 1,089; Location: 2 Convent Rd; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cse.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
Rabbinical College of America (Full-time enrollment: 231; Location: 226 Sussex Ave; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.rca.edu/)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morristown:
Notable locations in Morristown: Morris County Jail (A), Morris County Hall of Records (B), Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township (C), Beit Yisrael Library (D), Rehabilitation Institute of Morristown Memorial Hospital (E), Morristown Fire Department (F), Morristown Ambulance Squad (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Morristown include: Morristown Jewish Center (A), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Calvary Baptist Church (C), Church of God in Christ (D), Church of the Assumption (E), Church of the Redeemer (F), Emmanuel Independent Presbyterian Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), First Church of Christ Scientist (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Morristown include: Lidgerwood Park (1), Fort Nonsense Historical National Park (2), Foote Park (3), Morristown Green (4), Washington Headquarters National Park (5), Caldwell Playground (6), Speedwell Park (7), Burnham Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Morris Museum (6 Normandy Heights Road), MacCulloch Hall Historical Museum (45 Macculloch Av), Acorn Hall (Museums; 68 Morris Avenue), Morris County Historical Society (Museums; 68 Morris Avenue), D A R Morristown Chapter Schuyler Hamilton House (Museums; 5 Olyphant Place), Mozzarella Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1 Speedwell Avenue), National Park Service - Morristown National Historical Park- Info Group Reservat (Recreation Areas; 230 Spring Street), Morristown Roller Hockey Rink (Amusement & Theme Parks; 38 Dumont Place), Glassworks Studio Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 151 South Street).
Hotels: Hersey Resorts North East Sales Office (Morristown Area), Madison Hotel (Madison Avenue), Headquarters Plaza Hotel (3 Headquarters Plaza).
Courts: Morris County - Note The Following Departments Can Be Dialed Direct- She (Courthouse), N J State - Judiciary Department- Supreme Court- Justice Jaynee Lavec (158 Headquarters Plaza), Frelinghuysen Rod Congrsmn (30 Schuyler Place), Morris Township - Court Clerk- Municipal Court- Violations Bureau (50 Woodland Avenue), Morris County - Sheriff- Court (Courthouse).
Birthplace of: Kara Drew - Professional wrestler, Rick Porcello - Major League Baseball pitcher, Peter Dinklage - Film actor, Jonathan Holden - Professor, Alfred Vail - Inventor, Tom Verlaine - Musician, Anna Harrison - Politician, I. Stanford Jolley - Stage actor, Rod Trafford - 2005 NFL player (Buffalo Bills, born: Nov 28, 1978), Jimmy Makar - Stock car racing crew chief and Joe Gibbs Racing employee.
Morris County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Morristown and their reported violations in the past:
LAKESHORE COMPANY (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2006), St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2009), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-13-2009)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2006), St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2009), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-13-2009)
CEDAR RUN SENIOR CIT APT (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2004, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-26-2005)
DEERHAVEN WHITE BEAUTY VIEW ES (Serves PA,Population served: 53, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2012 and DEC-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-27-2012), St Public Notif received (DEC-18-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-18-2012), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2012)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2012), St Site Visit (enforcement) (NOV-27-2012), St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-2012), St Public Notif received (NOV-27-2012), St Public Notif requested (NOV-27-2012)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2012 and JUN-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-20-2012), St Site Visit (enforcement) (AUG-15-2012), St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-15-2012), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2012), St Public Notif received (NOV-27-2012)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2012 and MAR-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-2012), St Site Visit (enforcement) (JUL-10-2012), St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-15-2012), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-15-2012), Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2012), Fed Compliance achieved (APR-15-2013)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2011 and DEC-2011, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-19-2012), St Site Visit (enforcement) (JAN-19-2012), St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2012), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-15-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-15-2012), Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2012), Fed Compliance achieved (APR-15-2013)
25 routine major monitoring violations
15 regular monitoring violations
17 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Morristown that have no violations reported:
WIGHTMANS FARMS (Population served: 610,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
MILLSTREAM SOUTH APTS (Population served: 55,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
MILLSTREAM NORTH APTS (Population served: 55,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This town:
2.4 people
New Jersey:
2.7 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
49.2%
Whole state:
69.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
8.4%
Whole state:
5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
People in group quarters in Morristown in 2010:
335 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
165 people in other noninstitutional facilities
71 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
18 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
18 people in group homes intended for adults
14 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Morristown in 2000:
311 people in nursing homes
284 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
235 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
29 people in religious group quarters
23 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
23 people in homes for the mentally ill
14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Banks with most branches in Morristown (2011 data):
The Provident Bank: Ridgedale Branch, Convent Station Branch, North Park Place Branch. Info updated 2010/07/27: Bank assets: $7,097.5 mil, Deposits: $5,186.9 mil, headquarters in Jersey City, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 83 total offices, Holding Company: Provident Financial Services, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Morristown Ridgedale, Morristown Convent Station, Morristown South Street. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: South Street Branch, Morristown - Private Banking Branch, On-The-green Branch. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
TD Bank, National Association: Morristown Nj Branch at 217 South Street, branch established on 2007/09/29; Morris Branch at 222 Madison Avenue, branch established on 2002/10/26. Info updated 2010/10/04: Bank assets: $188,912.6 mil, Deposits: $153,149.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 1314 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
Bank of America, National Association: Morristown Branch at 186-188 South Street, branch established on 1986/11/03; Morristown Branch at 10 Park Place, branch established on 1908/01/01. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
PNC Bank, National Association: Morristown Convent Station Branch at 161 Madison Avenue, branch established on 1964/07/27; Morristown At The Green Branch at 22 South Street, branch established on 1975/06/02. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
Valley National Bank: Morristown Branch at 10 Madison Ave, branch established on 1998/08/24. Info updated 2012/01/10: Bank assets: $14,186.7 mil, Deposits: $9,715.7 mil, headquarters in Wayne, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 219 total offices, Holding Company: Valley National Bancorp
Citibank, National Association: Morristown Branch at 30 West Park Place, branch established on 2007/02/20. Info updated 2012/01/10: Bank assets: $1,288,658.0 mil, Deposits: $882,541.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, International Specialization, 1048 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Morristown Branch at 20 North Park Place, branch established on 2006/01/16. Info updated 2010/11/30: Bank assets: $206,009.7 mil, Deposits: $149,026.8 mil, headquarters in Mc Lean, VA, positive income, 474 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
Religion statistics for Morristown, NJ (based on Morris County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
206,700
49
Mainline Protestant
32,353
111
Evangelical Protestant
25,971
94
Other
22,414
43
Black Protestant
3,281
7
Orthodox
3,145
6
None
198,412
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 135. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 231 took place in 2006, and the least - 34 in 2012. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (61.6%), and Outside Fires (23.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Morristown, NJ
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