Rockaway New Jersey Real Estate
Rockaway, New Jersey, is located in Morris County, 6 miles NW of Parsippany, New Jersey and 29 miles NW of New York, New York. Rockaway has a population of 6,473.
Rockaway Homes
Rockaway properties pool is 2,445 residential properties including Rockaway new homes. Median age of real estate in Rockaway is 1955. Average Household size is 3.16 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 12% are 2 bedroom homes, 48% are 3 bedroom homes, 31% are 4 bedroom homes, and 6% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Rockaway Mortgage Statistics
Rockaway mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Rockaway |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
25% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
75% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
55% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
20% |
16% |
Rockaway Area Real Estate Tax
Rockaway Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $4,291 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 66,997. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Rockaway School District: Children make up 23.3% of Rockaway population. Rockaway has 1,505 under 18 years old residents, or 0.43 kids per one worker, or 0.62 kids per one household.
Rockaway Real Estate & Rockaway Homeownership
There are 586.8 or 24% one person households, 757.95 or 31% two person households, and 440.1 or 18% three person households in Rockaway, New Jersey. Median residents age is 37.8, Senior citizens (65+) make up 770 or 11.9%% of Rockaway population.
There are 3,530 workers (over 16 years of age) in Rockaway. Of these, 95.69% drive to work. Approximately 1.1% of workers in Rockaway take public transportation. An estimated 1.9% walk to work.
Median Rockaway homeowner's housing expences are 23.3%
Crime in Rockaway (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Rockaway |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
NaN |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
NaN |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
NaN |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
NaN |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
NaN |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
NaN |
43.3 |
Invest in Rockaway Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Rockaway New Jersey area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Rockaway |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Parsippany, New Jersey |
- |
| Near Large City |
New York, New York |
- |
| Rockaway Zip Codes |
07866 |
- |
| Rockaway Area Codes |
973 |
- |
| White population |
87.75% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
1.41% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
6.36% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.2% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
9.39% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 66,997% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
4.97% |
12.4% |
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