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Bernardsville, New Jersey, in Somerset county, is 12 miles SW of Parsippany, New Jersey (center to center) and 20 miles W of Newark, New Jersey. The town is part of the Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 7,345 people people live in Bernardsville.
In Bernardsville, about 67% of adults are married. Homes in Bernardsville tend to contain married couples.
In 2000, Bernardsville had a median family income of $126,601. Overall, families in Bernardsville are likely to be financially secure. The town does not have a large underclass. It turns out that people in Bernardsville tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads. As it happens, more people than usual in the town are able to work from their homes. It turns out that Bernardsville is home to a lot of successful single people.
In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($77,200) in Bernardsville than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.
Residents of Bernardsville enjoy its low crime rate.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Bernardsville, about 83% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average property tax bill in the town is higher than that of most other communities in New Jersey.
In Bernardsville, 81% of commuters drive to work.
Bernardsville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
Comparing Bernardsville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Well-Paid Single Men | | |
| Well-Paid Single Women | | |
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| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
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| Racial Diversity |  |  |
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| Female Share of the Population |  | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Median Family Income | | |
| College Educated Adults | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work |  | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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