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A borough of 6,268 people in New Jersey
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About Roseland

Borough in Essex County, New Jersey, US
1908Established
6,299Population
3.6 sq miArea
239 ftElevation

Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 6,299, an increase of 480 (+8.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,819, which in turn reflected an increase of 521 (+9.8%) from the 5,298 counted in the 2000 census. In 2015, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Roseland as its seventh-best place to live in its "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey rankings. The borough was ranked 14th best place to live in the magazine's 2008 rankings. In 2017, New Jersey Monthly Ranked Roseland as its 106th best place to live in its 2017 Rankings. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Roseland as its 14th best place to …

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Housing in Roseland

$827K▲ 2.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Roseland home is worth about $827,000, up 2.9% in a year, 42% above the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market15
Sale-to-list101.7%
Sold in May7
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Roseland'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
Roseland 0.2
New Jersey 2.2
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Roseland 7.5
New Jersey 14.3
U.S. 17.7
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School Grade A-

The public schools Roseland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#77Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictRoseland School DistrictSchools2

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