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Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, USWayne is a township in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Home to William Paterson University and located less than 20 miles (32 km) from Midtown Manhattan, the township is a bedroom suburb of New York City and regional commercial hub of North Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 54,838, an increase of 121 (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 54,717, which in turn reflected an increase of 648 (+1.2%) from the 54,069 counted in the 2000 census. Wayne was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 12, 1847, from portions of Manchester Township. Totowa was formed from portions of Wayne and Manchester Township on Ma…
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Housing in Wayne
The typical Wayne home is worth about $748,000, up 7.2% in a year, 29% above the New Jersey typical home.
Safety in Wayne
Safety Grade C+
Wayne reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 59% report less.
Schools in Wayne
All Wayne schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Wayne’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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