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About Elizabeth
City in New Jersey, United StatesElizabeth is a city in and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its ranking as the state's fourth-most-populous city behind neighboring Newark, Jersey City and Paterson, with a population of 137,298, an increase of 12,329 (+9.9%) from the 2010 census count of 124,969, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,401 (3.7%) from the 120,568 counted in the 2000 census. The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 141,675 for 2025, making it the 199th-most populous city in the nation and the fifth-most populous municipality of any type in the state, falling behind Lakewood Township.
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Housing in Elizabeth
The typical Elizabeth home is worth about $549,000, up 2.4% in a year, 5% below the New Jersey typical home.
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Safety in Elizabeth
Safety Grade D
Elizabeth reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 41%.
Schools in Elizabeth
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The public schools Elizabeth’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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