Living in Boonton
The city had 3 schools in 2026. In July 2026, owner occupation was 62.1% and the vacancy rate was 7.1%. The population of Boonton, in the United States, was 8,854 in July 2026. There were 2,701 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Boonton?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Median gross rent was US$1,849 per month, while the median home value was US$495,400 in July 2026. 53.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet23Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan24Official · national market |
| Median gross rent | $1,849/month | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 53.41 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 7.1 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Property crime per 100,000 residents | 1,005 per 100,000 people | 1 Jul 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,751 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)4Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,625 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Recorded property crimes | 51 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official |
Is Boonton a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
14.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,277 of 8,920 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.Work and income
Median household income was US$114,302 a year in July 2026.
Boonton 6.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | 114,302 USD/year | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband | 79.82 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 91.13 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households with internet but no subscription | 2.22 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households without internet | 6.65 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households with satellite internet | 4.21 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Median gross salary | 3,820 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)26Community estimate · Supplemental context |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,539 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | www.bls.gov25Official |
| Unemployment rate | 6.87 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
What does a salary buy in Boonton?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,518 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,751 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,685 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Boonton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Boonton. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health provider ratio | 71 ratio | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official |
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 2,701 per 100,000 people | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official |
| Preventable hospitalizations | 2,190 per 100,000 people | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Boonton when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 908.8 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 134.9 per 100,000 people | 1 Jul 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area |
| Recorded violent crimes | 5 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official |
Mobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average commute time | 22.36 minutes | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers commuting by bicycle | 0 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers commuting by public transport | 0.43 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers walking to work | 0.67 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Nearest airport | CDW | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports20Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 11 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports20Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Boonton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Boonton 6.6
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202434Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.11 · Feb 4.44 · Mar 9.11 · Apr 16.17 · May 21.67 · Jun 27.06 · Jul 29.67 · Aug 28.67 · Sep 24.72 · Oct 17.83 · Nov 11.44 · Dec 5.78 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -6.33 · Feb -5.67 · Mar -1.83 · Apr 3.94 · May 9.61 · Jun 14.89 · Jul 17.78 · Aug 16.72 · Sep 12.44 · Oct 5.78 · Nov 0.611 · Dec -3.22 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.61 · Feb -0.611 · Mar 3.61 · Apr 10.06 · May 15.61 · Jun 20.94 · Jul 23.72 · Aug 22.67 · Sep 18.61 · Oct 11.78 · Nov 6 · Dec 1.28 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 89.66 · Feb 75.18 · Mar 106.4 · Apr 102.4 · May 102.9 · Jun 121.2 · Jul 118.9 · Aug 125.5 · Sep 117.9 · Oct 116.3 · Nov 91.44 · Dec 112.5 mm | 1991–2020 | NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00281335 (CANOE BROOK)19Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 55.6 µg/m³ | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 6.69 µg/m³ | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| PM2.5 monitoring sites | 1 monitors | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| Annual precipitation | 1,490 mm | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Maximum July temperature | 24.58 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Average annual temperature | 12.2 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Minimum January temperature | 4.06 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,277 is not 3.3% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport85.7%Foreign residents14.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 3.25 % | 31 Dec 2020 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,277 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Population density | 1,471 people/km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau10Official |
| Population | 8,920 people | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program22Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 8,907 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official |
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | 495,400 USD | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Owner-occupied homes | 62.11 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Labour force participation rate | 71.06 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Residents born abroad | 14.42 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Naturalized citizens, share of residents | 11.17 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Non-citizens, share of residents | 3.25 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Flu vaccination coverage | 63.37 % | 30 Jun 2026 | CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official |
| Mammography screening coverage | 75.7 % | 30 Jun 2026 | CDC mammography screening rate8Official |
| Residents without health insurance | 5.88 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | 50.08 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Crime reporting agencies | 0 agencies | 1 Jul 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area |
| Households with a vehicle available | 94.83 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent5Official |
| Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database | 0 agencies | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers aged 16 and over | 4,644 workers | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Workers mainly working from home | 20.05 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
| Households using cellular data plans | 87.07 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population6Official |
Alternatives for people set on Boonton
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Hoboken as a Boonton alternative in the same region
36 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 59,027 Hoboken vs 8,920 Boonton+562%
- Median gross pay, city: €7,547 Hoboken vs €3,820 Boonton+98%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,972 Hoboken vs 909 Boonton+117%
- Foreign residents: 8.5% Hoboken vs 3.3% Boonton+161%
- Unemployment: 3.8% Hoboken vs 6.9% Boonton−45%
- Nearest airport: 2.0 km Hoboken vs 11.0 km Boonton−82%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.8 µg/m³ Hoboken vs 6.6 µg/m³ Boonton−12%
Plainfield as a Boonton alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1155 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 8,920 Boonton+461%
- Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 6.9% Boonton−45%
- Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 3.3% Boonton+88%
- Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,820 Boonton+26%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 909 Boonton−18%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €4,539 Boonton−11%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.6 µg/m³ Boonton+18%
Cities near Boonton
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 1,432 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,436 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 2,361 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 6,323 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 2,619 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 6,849 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 2,108 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 6,084 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,466 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 5,775 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 2,482 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 5,534 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Boonton?
The median gross salary is 4,539 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.
What is the unemployment rate in Boonton?
The unemployment rate is 6.87 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.
Is the air quality good in Boonton?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.6 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.
How safe is Boonton?
Police recorded 908.8 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many people live in Boonton?
The published population is 8,920 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.
How many foreign residents live in Boonton?
1,277 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.
Is Boonton a good place to live?
Boonton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Boonton?
Lake Hiawatha, Parsippany, Lincoln Park borough, Whippany, Morris Plains are near Boonton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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- ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
- CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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- EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
- FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
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- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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