Chatham
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Outdoors in Chatham
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Stephen Day House, 62 Elmwood Road
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About Chatham
Place in New Jersey, United States"The Chathams" (, CHAT-əm) is a term used in reference to shared services for two neighboring municipalities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States – Chatham and Chatham Township. The two are separate municipalities, although when sharing some services act much like one cohesive community (hence "The Chathams"). The first municipality, a town that was settled in 1710 as a colonial English village in the Province of New Jersey, that in 1773 adopted a name change to "Chatham". There are numerous references to this village as "Chatham, New Jersey" dating from that time. The second municipality, more southern, without a town center, and less densely populated until very recently, is the ve…
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How Chatham ranks
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Housing in Chatham
The median sale price was $1,376,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Chatham
Safety Grade A
Chatham reports less crime per resident than 90% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Chatham
All Chatham schools →School Grade A
The public schools Chatham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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.
