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Glen Ridge

A borough of 7,943 people in New Jersey
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Map of Glen Ridge: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land3.6%29 of 816 acres
Trails0.5 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves44 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Glen Ridge

Borough in Essex County, New Jersey, US
7,802Population
1.3 sq miArea
197 ftElevation

Glen Ridge is a borough in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,802, an increase of 275 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,527, which in turn reflected an increase of 256 (+3.5%) from the 7,271 counted in the 2000 census. The borough is one of a few in New Jersey preserving the use of gas lamps for street lighting.

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Living in Glen Ridge

Housing in Glen Ridge

$1.19M▲ 7.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Glen Ridge home is worth about $1,185,000, up 7.2% in a year, 104% above the New Jersey typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market15
Sale-to-list126.1%
Sold in May6
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Safety in Glen Ridge

B

Safety Grade B

Glen Ridge reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Glen Ridge sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Glen Ridge 0.7
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Glen Ridge 9.5
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Glen Ridge’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 91% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#22Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictGlen Ridge Public 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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