A town of 21,778, settled in 1900. Healthier than 96% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Secaucus does most differently from other towns.
16,264 people in 2010; 21,778 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Secaucus. Another town gets a different order.
Secaucus beats the New Jersey average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Secaucus | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.7% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.4% | 77.2% |
The public schools Secaucus’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huber Street School | PK–5 | 563 | B |
| Clarendon School | K–5 | 475 | B− |
| Secaucus Middle School | 6–8 | 478 | B |
| High Tech High School | 9–12 | 790 | A |
| Secaucus High School | 9–12 | 612 | B− |
| Academy of Career and Technical Education | 9–12 | 246 | B− |
Most working residents leave Secaucus for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are New York (32%), Jersey City (6%) and Newark (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
5.8 miles of trails across 13 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Malanka Landfill | 0.6 mi | 65 |
| 2. Schmidts Wood | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 3. Laurel Hill County Park | 0.2 mi | 75 |
Secaucus reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
Secaucus has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The typical Secaucus home is worth about $658,000, up 4% in a year, 13% above the New Jersey typical home.
Coastal flooding makes up 15% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Town in Hudson County, New Jersey, US
Secaucus ( SEE-kaw-kəs) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 22,181, an increase of 5,917 (+36.4%) from the 2010 census count of 16,264, which in turn reflected an increase of 333 (+2.1%) from the 15,931 counted in the 2000 census. Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and transportation uses, as well as protected areas. Secaucus is a derivation of the Algonquian words for "black" (seke or sukit) and "snake" (achgook; perhaps something like /axkuk/), or "place of snakes", or from sekakes, …
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6 towns share a border with Secaucus.