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41.03° N · 74.38° W · GEOID 3442450

Macopin

Passaic County, New Jersey · part of the New York, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Macopin is home to 2,170 people. Median household income is $139,864 a year and median rent is $1,917 a month, 16.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $389,800, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,917
40% above the median place
Median household income
$139,864
74% above the median place
Median home value
$389,800
22% above the median place
Unemployment
8.0%
64% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Macopin

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,110 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 89% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Households average 3.02 people, larger than in 89% of places its size.
  • The median household earns $139,864 a year, more than in 88% of places its size.
  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 88% of places its size.
  • 23% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 84% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 96 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Macopin

Passaic County loses about 12.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in17,961
Moved out23,429
Net−5,468

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bergen County, NJ4,5094,930−421
Essex County, NJ1,9392,234−295
Morris County, NJ1,1442,138−994
Hudson County, NJ1,493897+596
Bronx County, NY1,204455+749
Queens County, NY638
New York County, NY559

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$69K
Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Passaic County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Passaic County report $69,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,900.
Income you would need
$76,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,917 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,027 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $389,800.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 23.3% work from home; 6.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Linthicum, MD matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-12.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.0%
49% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.8%
33% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMacopinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.8%33% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.0%49% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-12.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$69,2742% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,8701% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $10,001, 206% above the median place.

Macopin16.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$76,680
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.4%
20% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
27% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$111,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
Homeownership1
88.9%
34% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,027
62% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMacopinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,91740% above
Rent to income116.4%20% below
Home price to income12.8x27% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,28241% above
HUD area median income4County figure$139,10030% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$389,80022% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.8%112% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure58.0%13% above
Homeownership188.9%34% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure57.0%13% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,02762% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.7%48% below
Median year built119641% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $139,864, 74% above the median place.

Median household income1
$139,864
74% above the median place
Works from home1
23.3%
87% above the median place
Income per person1
$55,703
39% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMacopinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$139,86474% above
Income per person1$55,70339% above
Unemployment1County figure8.0%64% above
Average annual pay6County figure$64,7752% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.7%54% below
Jobs6County figure174,26816% above
Poverty rate1County figure13.0%21% above
Mean commute125 min1% above
Works from home123.3%87% above
Commutes by transit1County figure6.4%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.0, 21% above the median place.

Household size1
3.0
21% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.5%
3% above the median place
Born abroad1
14.9%
69% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher42.0% +31%
Homes with broadband90.3% −2%
Median age37.6 −4%
No health insurance6.5% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMacopinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,1706646th largest
Median age137.64% below
Bachelor's or higher142.0%31% above
High school or higher195.5%3% above
Household size13.021% above
Born abroad114.9%69% above
No health insurance16.5%2% above
Homes with broadband190.3%2% below
05

Life in Macopin

43 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k9.2 −2%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.2 −17%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails22 km 11.1×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.8 +0%
Shops35.3 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.3 +10%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
149
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
82,808
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11
12.0
22% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMacopinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure149above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure82,808above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure12.022% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.80% above
Shops per 10k8County figure35.317% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.310% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k99.22% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k99.217% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails922.1above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure43231% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 16.1, 74% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Macopin. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
16.1
74% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
48.6 in
11% above the median place
January average low12
20°F
20% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMacopinAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure84°F3% below
January average low12County figure20°F20% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F7% below
Annual precipitation12County figure48.6 in11% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure95.84% above
Hurricane risk13County figure87.924% above
Tornado risk13County figure88.89% above
Wildfire risk13County figure16.174% below
Heat wave risk13County figure96.27% above
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure73.6%7% above
08

Macopin in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,917/mo (2024)$2,480/mo$2,040 to $3,020/mo+4.4%
Median household income$139,864 (2024)$179,500$151,500 to $212,000+4.2%
Median home value$389,800 (2024)$525,000$381,000 to $723,000+5.1%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Macopin

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Linthicum, MD$2,066$134,673Compare
Andover, MN$2,037$137,593Compare
Savannah, TX$2,000$142,868Compare
Bonadelle Ranchos, CA$1,941$132,723Compare
Bonadelle Ranchos, CASavannah, TXAndover, MNLinthicum, MDMacopin, NJMacopinLinthicumAndoverSavannahBonadelle RanchosMacopinLinthicumAndoverSavannahBonadelle Ranchos

Common questions

Is Macopin a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,110 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 89% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. Households average 3.02 people, larger than in 89% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Macopin expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $389,800.

What salary do you need to live in Macopin?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $76,680 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Macopin?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Linthicum, MD, Andover, MN, Savannah, TX and Bonadelle Ranchos, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Macopin with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Macopin itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/macopin-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Macopin, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/macopin-new-jersey/

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