Long Valley is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,827 people and three associated neighborhoods, Long Valley is the 432nd largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Long Valley are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Long Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Long Valley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.71% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Long Valley is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Long Valley a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Long Valley has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Long Valley’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
In Long Valley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
In Long Valley, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Long Valley is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Long Valley, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Long Valley is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.44% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Long Valley in 2022 was $59,777, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $239,108 for a family of four. However, Long Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Long Valley is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Long Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Long Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Long Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.26% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Long Valley include Irish, German, Italian, English, and European.
The most common language spoken in Long Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.