Area Guide / Northern New Jersey / Essex / Millburn

With a population of nearly 20,000 residents, Millburn Township is located 22 miles from New York City, and covers 9.4 square miles of Essex County, New Jersey. With excellent schools, a variety of shopping and entertainment options and close proximity to New York City, Millburn has something to offer almost everyone searching for a homes in Essex County.

Millburn is close to many major highways such as the Garden State Parkway, JFK Parkway and Route 78, making it a simple commute for those driving to and from almost anywhere in New Jersey and New York. Residents also enjoy an extensive public transportation system that takes them by bus or train to points throughout New Jersey, as well as New York City.
 
Millburn offers its residents a wide selection of entertainment and recreational opportunities. The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary comprises over 16.5 acres and offers visitors a chance to view some of the nation’s most exotic birds and trees. Short Hills is home to one of New Jersey’s most prestigious malls, the Mall at Short Hills, where residents and visitors alike enjoy a large selection of stores. Millburn also offers great restaurants, movie theaters and a downtown area with service-based businesses and professional offices.
 
Millburn boasts a fantastic public school system for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. There are five elementary schools that serve students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Millburn Middle School houses students from sixth through eighth grade and Millburn High School houses students from grades nine through twelve. Millburn High School was recently ranked 148th in “America’s Best High Schools” by Newsweek magazine. 

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