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A borough of 22,646 people in New Jersey
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Map of Roselle: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land13%218 of 1,684 acres
Trails0.9 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves310 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Roselle

Borough in Union County, New Jersey, US
22,695Population
2.7 sq miArea
56 ftElevation

Roselle ( row-ZELL) is a borough located in Union County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 22,695, an increase of 1,610 (+7.6%) from the 2010 census count of 21,085, which in turn reflected a decline of 189 (−0.9%) from the 21,274 counted in the 2000 census. The Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 22,342 in 2023, a decrease of 353 (−1.6%).

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ZIP code07203
Area code908
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Housing in Roselle

$521K▲ 1.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Roselle home is worth about $521,000, up 1.5% in a year, 10% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market54
Sale-to-list103%
Sold in May10
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Safety in Roselle

B−

Safety Grade B-

Roselle reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Roselle sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Roselle 1.9
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Roselle 9.3
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

The public schools Roselle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 95% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictRoselle Public School DistrictSchools9

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