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About Berkeley Heights
Township in Union County, New Jersey, USBerkeley Heights is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States, on a ridge in north central New Jersey, Berkeley Heights is a commuter town of New York City, in the Raritan Valley region and also bordering both Morris and Somerset counties in the Passaic Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census the township's population was 13,285, an increase of 102 (+0.8%) from the 2010 census count of 13,183, which in turn reflected a decline of 224 (−1.7%) from the 13,407 counted in the 2000 census. The township was originally incorporated as New Providence Township by the New Jersey Legislature on November 8, 1809, from portions of Springfield Township, while the area was still par…
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Housing in Berkeley Heights
The typical Berkeley Heights home is worth about $964,000, up 7.6% in a year, 66% above the New Jersey typical home.
Safety in Berkeley Heights
Safety Grade A
Berkeley Heights reports less crime per resident than 88% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Berkeley Heights
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The public schools Berkeley Heights’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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