New York City · suburban

Highland Park, NJ

The progressive Raritan River town — Rutgers campus walkable, a dense library-and-café main street, NJ Transit to NYC, and a community that punches above its weight culturally.

walkableartsycommunity

8/10

Schools

70 min

To New York City

$490K

Median home

$10K

Annual tax

Walk score

14,996

Population

34.3

Median age

$94K

Median income

What stands out

·Rutgers walkable
·Raritan River waterfront
·NJ Transit New Brunswick 5 min
·Progressive community

Nearby towns

Edison →Piscataway, NJ →East Brunswick →Metuchen →Bound Brook, NJ →Plainfield, NJ →

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