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A city of 70,090 people in New Jersey
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Map of East Orange: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.9%48 of 2,499 acres
Trails0.8 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves61 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About East Orange

City in Essex County, New Jersey, US
69,612Population
3.9 sq miArea
164 ftElevation

East Orange is a city in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 69,612, an increase of 5,342 (+8.3%) from the 2010 census count of 64,270, which in turn reflected a decline of 5,554 (−8.0%) from the 69,824 counted in the 2000 census. The city was the state's 17th most populous municipality in 2020, after having been ranked 20th in 2010 and 14th statewide in 2000. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 69,556 for 2023, making it the 544th-most populous municipality in the nation.

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ZIP code07017, 07018, 07019
Area code973
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Housing in East Orange

$483K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical East Orange home is worth about $483,000, about the same as a year ago, 17% below the New Jersey typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market102
Sale-to-list99.5%
Sold in May17
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Safety in East Orange

C−

Safety Grade C-

East Orange reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
East Orange 4.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
East Orange 19.3
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

The public schools East Orange’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 89% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictEast Orange School DistrictSchools25

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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