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Roselle Park

A borough of 14,093 people in New Jersey
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Map of Roselle Park: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land4%31 of 779 acres
Trails0.0 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves32 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Roselle Park

Borough in Union County, New Jersey, US
1901Established
13,967Population
1.2 sq miArea
79 ftElevation

Roselle Park is a borough in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 13,967, an increase of 670 (+5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 13,297, which in turn reflected an increase of 16 (+0.1%) from the 13,281 counted in the 2000 census. Roselle Park was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1901, from portions of Union Township. Roselle Park's name is derived from the Roselle Land Improvement Company, which was created in 1866 to lay out a community around the Mulford Station on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The name "Roselle" is said to have been based on the company's fou…

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ZIP code07204
Area code908
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Housing in Roselle Park

$550K▲ 1.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Roselle Park home is worth about $550,000, up 1.3% in a year, 5% below the New Jersey typical home.

Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety Grade A-

Roselle Park reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Roselle Park 0.2
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Roselle Park 6.2
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B-

The public schools Roselle Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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