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Verona, New Jersey, in Essex county, is 4 miles SW of Clifton, New Jersey (center to center) and 7 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Newark metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 13,533 people lived in Verona.
In Verona, about 60% of adults are married.
If you spend a lot of time in Verona, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Verona had a median family income of $97,673. Many people in Verona make a good living. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Verona.)
Verona residents donated more money ($25,450) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Verona.
An estimated 77% of living spaces in Verona are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere. Living alone is quite feasible in Verona, with the choice of small rental properties there. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Verona, 86% of commuters drive to work.
Verona strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
Comparing Verona to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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