Superstorm Sandy Damaged More Than Wayne 300 Homes

More than 300 Wayne homes suffered between $8,000 and about $29,000 worth of damage caused by Superstorm Sandy last October.

In total, 334 homes suffered damage; 31 of them suffered damage totaling less than $8,000.

High winds uprooted hundreds of trees, some of which fell on homes and vehicles.

Many of the homes, 132, were owned by individuals or families earning more than $90,000; 115 were owned by individuals or families earning between $30,000 and $90,000.

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs released the number of residences and businesses damaged by Sandy throughout the state last week.

NJ Spotlight created an interactive map of the information, broken down by municipality, last week.

Statewide, nearly 87,000 housing units were damaged. About 12,500 of those sustained major damage or were destroyed.

At least 1,000 residences were damaged in 24 municipalities in seven counties. Nearly 400,000 businesses were impacted, as well.

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