Kendall ParkNJ
10,011 people live in this town, settled in 1964.
Is Kendall Park a good place to live?
Kendall Park’s median household income is $166,000, above both the New Jersey town median ($113,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 4 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Kendall Park. The biggest park or preserve is Woodlot Park, at 25 acres. We don’t grade Kendall Park yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Kendall Park for work
Where Kendall Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 438 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kendall Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw39 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw33 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw35 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw20 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to Kendall Park: who provides what
Kendall Park is unincorporated, so Middlesex 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 Kendall Park.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Kendall Park work out of town
For most workers, Kendall Park is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Employers in Kendall Park added 267 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,028. The share of workers in Kendall Park who work from home: 21%. Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Kendall Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Kendall Park home is worth about $732K
Among households in Kendall Park, 85% live in a home they own. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.8% in value. Its median rent is $1,928 a month.
| Kendall Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,928 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 77% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Kendall Park faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA puts 67% of Kendall Park’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to strong winds. On expected storm and flood damage, Kendall Park sits below 68% of U.S. communities. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out here since 2016.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Kendall Park
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 13.4% of Kendall Park
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.4 miles of trail. Kendall Park’s density of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 28 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodlot Park | 0.4 mi | 25 |
| 2. Bedford Road Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of adults in Kendall Park have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
For adults in Kendall Park, the share who had a checkup this year is 80%. Two figures for adults in the town: 13% report frequent mental distress, 9.8% report frequent physical distress.
| Kendall Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kendall Park | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Kendall Park
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Kendall Park
About 9 of every 100 Kendall Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Kendall Park’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Kendall Park.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heathcote | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | #246 | B | D | B+ | C | A |
| South Brunswick Township | #125 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Ten Mile Run | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kendall Park, Heathcote, Ten Mile Run and Franklin Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kendall Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Kendall Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kendall Park, NJ a good place to live?
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