Green VillageNJ
A town of 1,130, settled in 1862.
Is Green Village a good place to live?
44% of the land in Green Village is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, at 207 acres. We don’t grade Green Village yet; the figures below are still real.
1,130 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Madison Square Garden and 538 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Green Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw25 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw24 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw26 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Green Village: who provides what
Green Village is unincorporated, so Morris County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Green Village.
Green Village has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
Across 3 parks and preserves: 1.6 miles of trail. Green Village’s trail density stands at 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 3, covering 395 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | — | 207 |
| 2. Great Swamp Wilderness | — | 171 |
| 3. Fenske Property (Chatham Twp Open Space) | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Green Village
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Green Village has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Green Village break down as 81% from inland flooding and 6% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Green Village stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Green Village’s typical journey to work stands at 23 minutes, below both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Green Village grew to 618 in 2023, 217 more than in 2013. Its income of the median household stands at $89,000. The top destinations are New York (11%), Newark (5%) and Summit (4%).
| Green Village | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of adults in Green Village have obesity than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
Only 9 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Green Village. Green Village: 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Green Village beats the New Jersey average on 23 and trails it on 1.
| Green Village | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6% | 11% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Green Village | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.1% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.8% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Green Village sells for about $3.28M at the median
Half of households live in a home they own in Green Village. The going rate for rent for Green Village comes to $2,782 a month.
| Green Village | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,782 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 50% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Green Village
Colleges nearby
20 within 15 miles of the center of Green Village
About 10 of every 100 Green Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
2 miles of trails in Green Village
44.3% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About Green Village
Populated place in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Green Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Harding and Chatham townships in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,103. It is located just north of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and is named after Ashbel Green, former president of Princeton University. In the Forbes magazine 2006 ranking of the Most Expensive ZIP Codes in the United States, Green Village was ranked as the 282nd most expensive in the country, with its median home sale price in 2005 of $777,465. As of 2021, the median home value within Green Village was $1,069,200.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 246 ft
- ZIP code
- 07935
Questions about Green Village
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Is Green Village, NJ a good place to live?
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