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A township of 60,867 people in Essex County, New Jersey
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Conserved land3.1%57 of 1,853 acres
Trails1.9 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves21 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Essex County, New Jersey, US
61,176Population
2.9 sq miArea
154 ftElevation

Irvington is a township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 61,176, an increase of 7,250 (+13.4%) from the 2010 census count of 53,926, which in turn reflected a decline of 6,769 (−11.2%) from the 60,695 counted in the 2000 census. The township had the ninth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey in 2020, with an equalized rate of 4.890% in 2020, compared to 2.824% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.

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ZIP code07111
Area code973
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Housing in Irvington

$424K▲ 5.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Irvington home is worth about $424,000, up 5.5% in a year, 27% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety in Irvington

D

Safety Grade D

Irvington reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Irvington 4
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Irvington 25.3
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D-

The public schools Irvington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 96% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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