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A borough of 10,013 people in New Jersey
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Map of Kinnelon: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land31%3,850 of 12,249 acres
Trails42 mi2.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves8385 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Kinnelon

Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, US
1922Established
9,966Population
19.2 sq miArea
699 ftElevation

Kinnelon () is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located approximately 33 miles (53 km) west of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 9,966, a decrease of 282 (−2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 10,248, which in turn reflected an increase of 883 (+9.4%) from the 9,365 counted in the 2000 census. It is a low-density, suburban community, with many parks and trails. Once known as Charlotteburg, Kinnelon was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1922, from portions of Pequannock Township, based on the results of a referendum passed on March 21, 1922. The borough's name comes from Franci…

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Living in Kinnelon

Housing in Kinnelon

$864K▲ 6.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Kinnelon home is worth about $864,000, up 6.7% in a year, 49% above the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market27
Sale-to-list101.7%
Sold in May8
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Safety in Kinnelon

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Safety Grade A+

Kinnelon reports less crime per resident than 97% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Kinnelon 0.1
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Kinnelon 1.7
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Kinnelon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#40Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictKinnelon School DistrictSchools6

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