Chatham, New Jersey

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Hospitals/medical centers near Chatham:

  • SUMMIT HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; SUMMIT, NJ)
  • CHILDRENS SPECIALIZED HOSP (about 5 miles; MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ)
  • ST BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; LIVINGSTON, NJ)

 

Amtrak stations near Chatham:

  • 11 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 12 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.
  • 13 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.

 

College/University in Chatham:

  • NORTH JERSEY SCHOOL OF DOG GROOMING (Location: 11A ROOSEVELT AVE; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chatham:

  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,856)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)

Public high school in Chatham:

Public elementary/middle schools in Chatham:

Private elementary/middle schools in Chatham:

  • ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 372; Location: 45 CHATHAM STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ECLC OF NEW JERSEY (Students: 204; Location: 21 LUM AVE.; Grades: UG – UG)
  • SPROUT HOUSE (Students: 51; Location: 200 MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 4)

Chatham compared to New Jersey state average:

  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor’s degree or higher significantly above state average.

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For population 25 years and over in Chatham:

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 66.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 28.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chatham borough:

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 69.8%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

831 residents are foreign born (4.2% Europe, 2.4% Asia, 1.6% Latin America, 1.3% North America).

This borough: 9.8%
New Jersey: 17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $9,272 (1.3%)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $9,109 (1.4%) 
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NJ (6.7 miles , pop. 54,405).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (10.5 miles , pop. 273,546).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (21.7 miles , pop. 1,537,195).
Nearest cities: Madison borough, NJ (1.4 miles ), Summit, NJ (1.4 miles ), Florham Park borough, NJ (1.6 miles ), New Providence borough, NJ (1.7 miles ), Millburn, NJ (1.9 miles ), Springfield, NJ (2.1 miles ), Mountainside borough, NJ (2.1 miles ), Livingston, NJ (2.2 miles ).
Latitude: 40.74 N, Longitude: 74.39 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +273 (+3.2%)
Workers who live and work in this borough: 666 (16.4%)
Area code: 973

 

Chatham government finances in 2002:

  • Bond Fund – Cash & Deposits: $1,071,000 ($130.67)
  • Charges – Solid Waste Management: $234,000 ($28.55) – Parking Facilities: $219,000 ($26.72) – Sewerage: $109,000 ($13.30) – Parks & Recreation: $14,000 ($1.71) – All Other: $11,000 ($1.34)
  • Construction – Water Utilities: $210,000 ($25.62) – Regular Highways: $33,000 ($4.03) – General Public Buildings: $15,000 ($1.83) – Parks & Recreation: $15,000 ($1.83) – General: $11,000 ($1.34) – Sewerage: $8,000 ($0.98)
  • Current Operations – Police Protection: $1,911,000 ($233.16) – General – Other: $944,000 ($115.18) – Regular Highways: $761,000 ($92.85) – Water Utilities: $511,000 ($62.35) – Libraries: $462,000 ($56.37) – Central Staff Services: $331,000 ($40.39) – Solid Waste Management: $252,000 ($30.75) – Financial Administration: $182,000 ($22.21) – Judicial and Legal Services: $171,000 ($20.86) – Parks & Recreation: $126,000 ($15.37) – Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $126,000 ($15.37) – General Public Buildings: $82,000 ($10.00) – Fire Protection: $77,000 ($9.39) – Health Services – Other: $56,000 ($6.83) – Sewerage: $39,000 ($4.76) – Welfare – Other: $9,000 ($1.10) – Parking Facilities: $4,000 ($0.49)
  • General – Interest on Debt: $220,000 ($26.84)
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC – Sewerage: $568,000 ($69.30)
  • Local Intergovernmental – All Other: $29,000 ($3.54)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding – Water Utilities: $1,042,000 ($127.14)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,694,000 ($694.73)
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding – Full Faith & Credit – Other, NEC: $5,072,000 ($618.84) – Full Faith & Credit – Water Utilities: $987,000 ($120.42)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified – Other, NEC: $622,000 ($75.89) – Water Utilities: $55,000 ($6.71)
  • Miscellaneous – Rents: $375,000 ($45.75) – Interest Earnings: $211,000 ($25.74) – General Revenue, NEC: $66,000 ($8.05)
  • Other Capital Outlay – Fire Protection: $129,000 ($15.74) – General – Other: $83,000 ($10.13) – Police Protection: $24,000 ($2.93) – Financial Administration: $19,000 ($2.32)
  • Other Funds – Cash & Deposits: $3,991,000 ($486.94)
  • Revenue – Water Utilities: $778,000 ($94.92)
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding – End of Fiscal Year: $1,449,000 ($176.79) – Beginning: $1,409,000 ($171.91)
  • State Intergovernmental – General Support: $797,000 ($97.24) – strong> All Other: $66,000 ($8.05)
  • Tax – Property: $6,808,000 ($830.65) – NEC: $211,000 ($25.74) – Public Utilities: $18,000 ($2.20)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,282,000 ($400.44)
  • Water Utilities – Interest on Debt: $63,000 ($7.69)

6.35% of this county’s 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($85,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here: 6.35%
New Jersey average: 6.12%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,309 average AGI)

Morris County: 0.12%
New Jersey average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Essex County, NJ 0.74% ($87,001 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ 0.66% ($68,059)
from Bergen County, NJ 0.52% ($89,098)

7.00% of this county’s 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($84,644 average adjusted gross income)

Here: 7.00%
New Jersey average: 6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,962 average AGI)

Morris County: 0.10%
New Jersey average: 0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Sussex County, NJ 0.51% ($63,845 average AGI)
to Essex County, NJ 0.44% ($77,483)
to Passaic County, NJ 0.43% ($55,519)

 

Strongest AM radio stations in Chatham:

  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WMTR (1250 AM; 7 kW; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WJDM (1530 AM; 10 kW; ELIZABETH, NJ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF NEW YORK LICENSE CORP)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNSW (1430 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chatham:

  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WFME (94.7 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFMU (91.1 FM; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WDHA-FM (105.5 FM; DOVER, NJ; Owner: THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO.)
  • WAWZ (99.1 FM; ZAREPHATH, NJ; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. (“WADO”))
  • WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Chatham:

  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • W54CZ (Channel 54; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLBX-LP (Channel 22; CRANFORD, NJ; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNJB (Channel 58; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)

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