Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

Berkeley Heights New Jersey is home to over 13,000 residents and covers a land area of 6.3 square miles in Union County. Berkley Heights is located 10 miles from Edison, 18 miles from Newark, and 35 miles from New York, NY.

 

Berkeley Heights began in an area that is now part of the 1,960-acre Watchung Reservation, a Union County park that includes 305 acres of the township. In 1793, a regional government was formed. It encompassed the area from present-day Springfield, Summit, New Providence, and Berkeley Heights, and was called Springfield Township. Growth continued in the area, and by 1809, Springfield Township divided into Springfield Township and New Providence Township. New Providence Township included Summit, New Providence, and Berkeley Heights.

 

Today Berkeley Heights is nestled in the Watchung Mountains, a community of comfortable homes, quiet tree lined streets, which provides the ideal setting for raising a family and enjoying life. The Berkeley Heights Public School District is an excellent school system consisting of 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school and 1 High School.

 

Residents enjoy spacious parks and outstanding recreational programs for all ages. Berkeley Heights is an easy commute by train to New York City for work or play and provides access to other locations by nearby major highways.


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Berkeley Heights NJ School Information :

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Berkeley Heights High School Ranked
# 24

in the State of New Jersey for 2010 by New Jersey Monthly Magazine
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Public Elementary - 4 schools
School
Address
Phone
Grades
Students
Website
Report
Mary Kay McMillin Early Childhood Center 651 Mountain Avenue 908-464-5583
K-1
400
Mountain Park Elementary School 55 Fairfax Drive 908-464-1713
2-5
286
Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School 446 Snyder Avenue 908-464-1717
2-5
301
William Woodruff Elementary School Briarwood Drive West 908-464-1723
2-5
230
Public Middle - 1 school
School
Address
Grades
Students
Website
Report
Columbia Middle School 345 Plainfield Avenue 908-464-1600
6-8
620
Public High - 1 school
School
Address
Grades
Students
Website
Report
Governor Livingston High School 175 Watchung Boulevard 908-464-3100
9-12
1,050

Demographics :

Demographics Berkeley Heights, NJ
United States
PEOPLE
13,640 293,655,400
2151.5 80
1.80% 5.88%
39.6 37.6
2.92 2.58
RACE
90.63% 77.53%
1.17% 12.35%
7.89% 3.58%
0.01% 0.89%
0.30% 5.65%
3.61% 12.73%
FAMILY
38.64% 27.90%
36.37% 31.04%
3.56% 9.43%
5.38% 30.05%
4.87% 7.64%
0.55% 2.82%
6.84% 7.42%
70.29% 57.73%
17.45% 24.39%
ECONOMY
4.90% 5.00%
1.44% 1.30%
-1.04% 9.06%
6.00% 6.00%
2.45% 5.02%
$117,964 $44,684
$48,165 $24,020
HOUSING
39.8 27.2
$573,400 $208,500
15.84% 13.62%
92.43% 64.07%
0.00% 14.48%
8.03% 21.45%
$1,070 $653
$18.05 $0.00
HEALTH
20 48
13 55
20 71
261.8 169.7
CRIME
1 3
2 3
CLIMATE
48.9 38.8
23.2 24.4
120 112
202 205
87.1 86.4
19.8 21.6
46 44
3.8 4.3
99 1,058
EDUCATION
$11,494 $6,058
12.7 15.9
0 907
0 546
TRANSPORTATION
30.4 27.4
COMMUTE MODE
76.55% 71.32%
3.97% 14.52%
10.38% 2.00%
5.85% 5.46%
COST OF LIVING
173 100
112.4 100
275 100
121.3 100
120.1 100
120.1 100
112.6 100
RELIGION
65.47% 50.03%
48.19% 21.92%
8.69% 19.12%
0.41% 1.57%
2.02% 4.66%
5.76% 2.16%
0.01% 0.05%
0.39% 0.54%
VOTING
58.692% 48.147%
40.571% 50.849%
0.607% 0.491%
0.129% 0.450%
0.000% 0.063%

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