Suburb
Chatham
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Suburb in New Jersey
- Rating 4.12 out of 5 34 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A+
- Crime & Safetygrade B+
- Housinggrade B+
- Nightlifegrade B
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Diversitygrade B minus
- Jobsgrade A minus
- Weathergrade C+
- Cost of Livinggrade C+
- Health & Fitnessgrade A+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B
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Median Home Value
$746,300
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$217,500Median Rent
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Chatham Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault0national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape0national 40.7
- Robbery0national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary57.5national 500.1
- Theft598national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft69national 284
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Working in Chatham
Jobs
grade A minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$192,321
National
$62,843Places to Work in Chatham
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Chatham Reviews
Rating 4.12 out of 5 34 reviews
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I give chatham two stars (instead of one) as it is a safe town to raise your kids and the schools are fairly decent (not as fantastic as they are rated here, but good). Downside- no diversity-racially or economically. None. Everything is cookie cutter and keeping up with the Joneses. We lived there for about 8 years-stayed for the schools (we bought into the marketing) but never really liked the town. There is A LOT of heavy drinking (and I suspect a bit of drugs) from the parents side-so much so that I worried about the impression it made on the kids, especially as they got into high school. The real estate is very overpriced for what you get. There is a small town feel, but there is no sense of community. The focus is really on material possessions with a healthy dose of sports. Some people love it there, it did not work for us and I do wish I would have known about the less attractive side of this adorable looking town before moving there.
Quiet place to live, lovely atmosphere with many parks and hiking options. I love to go to the bike path right by my house and I can go 6 miles there! Also close to Delaware water gap (about 1 hr via car). Good for commuting to the city too (lots of trains).
I'd give Chatham one star, but to be fair, this is a safe and clean place to raise a family. That said, be prepared for cookie cutter residents who are all about money. Parents are competitive (houses, vacations, cars, clothing, children's sports), and that's passed down to the children. Schools are great if your child doesn't have special needs; if you need special education services, look elsewhere (the poor special ed services are one of Chatham's dirty little secrets). Downtown is cute enough, but there's not much to do and everything closes down by 9 p.m., even on Saturday night. Proximity to NYC (direct trains to Penn Station) and Newark airport make it a convenient place to live, but it feels like most of the fun things to do are a good hour's drive away: hiking in the mountains, the beach, New York City, Delaware River/Delaware Water Gap, etc. Very family-centric.