Manville, NJ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Manville is a borough in Somerset County, in the central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,953, an increase of 609 (+5.9%) from the 2010 census count of 10,344, which in turn had reflected an increase of one person from the 10,343 residents counted at the 2000 census. Manville was named after the Johns-Manville Corporation, which maintained a large manufacturing facility in the borough for decades. Historically, many of Manville's residents are of Slavic—mostly eastern Polish (23.1% of the borough's popu…

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How Manville ranks

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#123Most affordable in NJ #138Shortest commute in NJ #145Fastest growing in NJ All NJ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code08835

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Living in Manville

Housing in Manville

$484K▲ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Manville home is worth about $484,000, up 1.6% in a year, 17% below the New Jersey typical home.

A seller's market

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Days on market46

Sale-to-list106.2%

Sold in May7

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Safety in Manville

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Manville's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Manville 0.7

New Jersey 2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Manville 6.1

New Jersey 12.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Manville

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School Grade C-

The public schools Manville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictManville School DistrictSchools4

Weston Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 404 students Roosevelt School CElementary · Grades 3–4 · 213 students Alexander Batcho Intermediate School CMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 510 students Manville High School C+High · Grades 9–12 · 528 students

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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