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About Kearny
Town in Hudson County, New Jersey, USKearny ( KAR-nee) is a town in the western part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 41,999, an increase of 1,315 (+3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 40,684, which in turn reflected an increase of 171 (+0.4%) from the 40,513 counted in the 2000 census. Kearny is named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. It began as a township formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1867, from portions of Harrison Township. Portions of the township were taken on July 3, 1895, to form East Newark. Kearny was incorporated as a town on January 19, 1899, based on the results of a referendu…
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Housing in Kearny
The typical Kearny home is worth about $577,000, up 2% in a year, close to the New Jersey typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Kearny
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Schools in Kearny
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The public schools Kearny’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 75% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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