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Scotch Plains

A township of 24,843 people in Union County, New Jersey
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Township in Union County, New Jersey, US
24,968Population
9.1 sq miArea
217 ftElevation

Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 24,968, an increase of 1,458 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 23,510, which in turn reflected an increase of 778 (+3.4%) from the 22,732 counted in the 2000 census.

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ZIP code07076
Area code908
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Housing in Scotch Plains

$846K▲ 5.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Scotch Plains home is worth about $846,000, up 5.7% in a year, 46% above the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety in Scotch Plains

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Safety Grade A

Scotch Plains reports less crime per resident than 86% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Scotch Plains 0.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Scotch Plains 4.4
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
Natural hazards: HighMostly inland flooding · higher than 79% of U.S. communitiesDetails →
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Health in Scotch Plains

A+

Health Grade A+

Healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with New Jersey

19better than NJ

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayRahway · 4.5 mi · ER
Jewish Renaissance Foundation Community Health CenterEdison · 4.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP code 07076 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Scotch Plains →

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A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Scotch Plains’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#43Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictScotch Plains-Fanwood School DistrictSchools22

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