Rahway, NJ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Rahway () is a city in southern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A bedroom community of New York City, it is centrally located in the Rahway Valley region, in the New York metropolitan area. The city is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Manhattan and 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Staten Island. Built on the navigable Rahway River, it was an industrial and artisanal craft city for much of its history. The city has increasingly reinvented itself in recent years as a diverse regional hub for the arts and biological sciences, with a new global headquarters for Merck & Co. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 29,556, its highest decennial count ever and an increase…

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How Rahway ranks

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#11Closest to a top hospital in NJ #43Most walkable in NJ #80Fastest growing in NJ All NJ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code07065

Area code732

Living in Rahway

Housing in Rahway

$541K▲ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Rahway home is worth about $541,000, up 1% in a year, 7% below the New Jersey typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market53

Sale-to-list102.8%

Sold in May16

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Safety in Rahway

B

Safety Grade B

Rahway reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Rahway sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Rahway 1.9

New Jersey 2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Rahway 7.4

New Jersey 12.7

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Rahway

Compared with New Jersey

2better than NJ·6worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▲ 10 close Habits all close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

6.1%Fewer adults who have had cancerNJ 7.5% · better 19.1%Fewer adults with arthritisNJ 22.2% · better 16.2%More adults facing housing insecurityNJ 12.3% · worse

Care nearby

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayRahway · 0.7 mi · ER

Central Jersey Medical CenterCarteret · 1.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Rahway

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D

School Grade D

The public schools Rahway’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictRahway Public School DistrictSchools7

Franklin Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 658 students Roosevelt Elementary School CElementary · Grades PK–6 · 608 students Grover Cleveland Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 453 students Madison Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 384 students Ecyc, Inc. Child Development CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 198 students Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy C-Middle · Grades 7–8 · 701 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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