Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Montville

A township of 22,876 people in Morris County, New Jersey
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Montville

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Montville.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Montville

Explore places →

Outdoors in Montville

Parks & trails →

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Montville

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Montville

Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
22,450Population
19.1 sq miArea
673 ftElevation

Montville is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,450, an increase of 922 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 21,528, which in turn reflected an increase of 689 (+3.3%) from the 20,839 counted in the 2000 census. Montville was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1867, from portions of Pequannock Township. It includes the sections of Montville, Pine Brook and Towaco. NJ Transit rail service is available at the Towaco station along the Montclair-Boonton Line. In Money magazine's 2013 Best Places to Live rankings, Montville was ranked 13th in the nation, …

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code07045
Area code973
Living in Montville

Housing in Montville

$766K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $766,000 in May 2026.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market16
Sale-to-list105.2%
Sold in May12
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Montville

—

Not graded

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

Violent crime per 1,000
Montville 0.2
New Jersey 2.2
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Montville 6.4
New Jersey 14.3
U.S. 17.7
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Schools in Montville

All Montville schools →
A

School Grade A

The public schools Montville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#32Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictMontville Township School DistrictSchools12

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.

Famous people from MontvilleWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Montville.Meet them →

How things work in Montville

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Montville

New Jersey · NJ · Morris County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Montville is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01