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Mendham, New Jersey, in Morris county, is 10 miles SW of Parsippany, New Jersey (center to center) and 22 miles W of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Newark metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 5,097 people lived in Mendham.
In Mendham, about 66% of adults are married. Mendham is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Mendham had a median family income of $129,812. Many people in Mendham make a good living. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey. In Mendham, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the town.)
Mendham residents donated more money ($95,790) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 86% of living spaces in Mendham are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Mendham, 86% of commuters drive to work.
Mendham strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
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| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 19% | |
Comparing Mendham to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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