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Rutherford
New Jerseyborough
Total population
18,894
Median home value
$603,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$143,153
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in New Jersey, United States, Rutherford is a borough. Coordinates of 40.820°, -74.106° situate Rutherford in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 18,894 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,431 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. Population density therefore averages about 2,624 per km², a high population density. It covers about 7.2 km² of land area. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Rutherford, NJ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · HACKENSACK · 1,745 students · 12.7:1 ratio
- Fair Lawn High SchoolHigh · FAIR LAWN · 1,624 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · Hackensack · 1,363 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Teaneck High SchoolHigh · TEANECK · 1,271 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolOther · GARFIELD · 1,253 students · 15.3:1 ratio
- Cliffside Park High SchoolHigh · CLIFFSIDE PARK · 1,240 students · 13.1:1 ratio
- Bergenfield High SchoolHigh · BERGENFIELD · 1,224 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · GARFIELD · 1,199 students · 11.9:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here











People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New Jersey
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Rutherford


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library