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A borough of 7,916 people in New Jersey
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Conserved land9.1%747 of 8,216 acres
Trails8.5 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves194 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Bernardsville

Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
7,893Population
12.9 sq miArea
682 ftElevation

Bernardsville () is the northernmost borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. Situated within the heart of the Raritan Valley and Somerset Hills regions, the borough is an historic and wealthy bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,893, an increase of 186 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 7,707, which in turn had reflected an increase of 362 (+4.9%) from the 7,345 counted at the 2000 census. Bernardsville is often mispronounced as "Ber-NARDS-ville" as opposed to the correct pronunciation, "BER-nards-ville". Bernardsville was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jers…

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ZIP code07924
Area code908
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Housing in Bernardsville

$1.05M▲ 6.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bernardsville home is worth about $1,046,000, up 6.1% in a year, 80% above the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market15
Sale-to-list110.2%
Sold in May5
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Safety in Bernardsville

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Safety Grade A

Bernardsville reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Bernardsville 0
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Bernardsville 2.8
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Bernardsville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#107Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictSomerset Hills Regional School DistrictSchools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.

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