Living in Whippany

In Whippany, unemployment is 3.7% (2024).

Residents of Whippany numbered 8,863 at the end of 2020. An unemployment rate of 3.65% was measured at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Whippany numbered 1,829.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population8,863people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary6,323EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent2,361EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate3.65%country median 4.6% — 20% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean4.89µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 67% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 92% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Whippany?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,225 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	2,361 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official

Is Whippany a good place to live?

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Remote worker35%strong on work, weak on safety · range 25–45%

Skilled employee45%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–54%

Student32%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Family36%strong on family, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

20.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,829 of 8,863 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Whippany is 3.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Whippany 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	6,323 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.65 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Whippany?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,352of €4,659 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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.	€4,659
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	− €2,225
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	€2,352

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Whippany. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Whippany. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	489.2 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Whippany 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Whippany's nearest airport was EWR, 26 km away and offered 153 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	153 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	26 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	EWR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Whippany. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.6°C in January to 23.7°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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3°-6°

4°-6°

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16°4°

22°10°

27°15°

30°18°

29°17°

25°12°

18°6°

11°1°

6°-3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

106

100

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119

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.9WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Whippany is 4.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Whippany 4.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.89 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
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 Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
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 Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
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 Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 94.74 · Feb 70.87 · Mar 105.7 · Apr 92.2 · May 100.3 · Jun 124.7 · Jul 119.4 · Aug 93.22 · Sep 118.9 · Oct 115.3 · Nov 103.1 · Dec 110.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	13.2 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	4.89 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

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

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 14.5 km². Whippany had a population density of 617.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport79.4%
Foreign residents20.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	14.53 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	20.39 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,829 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	617.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	8,863 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Whippany

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.

North Bethesda as a Whippany alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 304 km, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 8,863 Whippany+465%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 20.4% Whippany+67%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.9 µg/m³ Whippany+20%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €6,323 Whippany−3%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.7% Whippanysame level

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Whippany

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Parsippany 3.9 km away

Rent: 1,609 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,436 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Morris Plains 5.0 km away

Rent: 2,619 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,849 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Morris Plains borough 5.3 km away

Salary: 6,849 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Florham Park borough 5.6 km away

Salary: 4,685 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Florham Park 5.7 km away

Rent: 2,872 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,685 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Lake Hiawatha 7.1 km away

Rent: 1,432 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,185 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Madison borough 7.3 km away

Rent: 2,082 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,021 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Whippany?

The unemployment rate is 3.65 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Whippany?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.89 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Whippany?

The published population is 8,863 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Whippany?

1,829 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Whippany a good place to live?

Whippany 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 Whippany?

Parsippany, Morris Plains, Morris Plains borough, Florham Park borough, Florham Park are near Whippany. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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