A town of 30,012. Nearly 5.6% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Nutley does most differently from other towns.
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
I was just thinking about how our town has changed over the years and it got me wondering, what used to be at the site of the Nutley…
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Nutley. Another town gets a different order.
4.2 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yantacaw Park | 0.7 mi | 18 |
| 2. Booth Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Monsignor Owens Park | 0.2 mi | 11 |
Most working residents leave Nutley for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are New York (15%), Newark (6%) and Clifton (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Nutley beats the New Jersey average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Nutley | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 7% |
The public schools Nutley’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden School | PK–6 | 606 | A− |
| Washington School | PK–6 | 534 | B+ |
| Yantacaw School | PK–6 | 512 | A− |
| Lincoln School | K–6 | 446 | B− |
| Radcliffe School | K–6 | 342 | B+ |
| John H. Walker Middle School | 7–8 | 637 | B+ |
The typical Nutley home is worth about $658,000, up 3.1% in a year, 13% above the New Jersey typical home.
Nutley reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
Nutley has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Where Nutley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Nutley on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Essex County, New Jersey, US
Nutley is a township in Essex County of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 30,143, an increase of 1,773 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 28,370, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,008 (+3.7%) from the 27,362 counted in the 2000 census. What is now Nutley was originally incorporated as Franklin Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1874, from portions of Belleville Township. Nutley was incorporated as a town on March 5, 1902, replacing Franklin Township. In 1981, the town was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that ha…
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5 towns share a border with Nutley.
