Long Valley is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,827 people and three associated neighborhoods, Long Valley is the 432nd largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Long Valley are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.Long Valley is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.80% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Long Valley is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Long Valley who work in management occupations (12.79%), office and administrative support (11.75%), and teaching (9.67%). Also of interest is that Long Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Long Valley is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Long Valley a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Long Valley has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Long Valley’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. In Long Valley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Long Valley is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Long Valley. 59.44% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Long Valley in 2022 was $59,777, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $239,108 for a family of four. However, Long Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Long Valley is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Long Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Long Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Long Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.26% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Long Valley include Irish, German, Italian, English, and European. The most common language spoken in Long Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
