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A good place to live, if you can afford it. Its strongest subject is health (A+). Incomes are another plus: the median household earns $162K. What holds it back is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $1.0 million, 10.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Overall, that makes an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 50th of 466 in New Jersey. Murray Hill Station is on the National Register of Historic Places. 68% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in New Providence, against 45% in New Jersey’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Where New Providence beats most towns.
| Widest gap | New Providence | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.8% | 9.6% |
Census counts: 565 in 1900, 13,650 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far New Providence is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Providence. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw24 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw23 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw24 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Providence, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in New Providence.
New Providence has schools in the top 5% of New Jersey and has less tooth loss than most of New Jersey, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New Jersey.
At 10.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $1M) costs more against local pay than in 88% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
A typical home in New Providence is worth about $1,004,000, up 8.6% in a year, 75% above the New Jersey typical home. The town’s midpoint rent stands at $1,903 a month. Just over four fifths of the homes sold in New Providence went for more than their asking price.
| New Providence | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,903 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A ranks #21 of the 465 New Jersey towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1M.
The largest public high school is New Providence High School, with 644 students. Three of its 7 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by the New Providence School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen W. Roberts SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 641 | A+ |
| New Providence High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 644 | A+ |
| New Providence Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 396 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New Jersey is tooth loss: 3.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.6% statewide.
In New Providence, 6.6% of adults worry about having enough food. This New Jersey town does better than the New Jersey average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Two figures for adults here: 12% report frequent mental distress, 14% have been diagnosed with depression.
| New Providence | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | New Providence | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.8% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The trail density for New Providence comes to 0.8 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 3.0 miles. Parks and preserves here: 6, covering 25 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | — | 9 |
| 2. Oakwood Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Lincoln Field | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Federal aid has come to New Providence households in 9 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 76% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 65 claims here since 1978. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 86% come from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
27.7% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
The share of workers in New Providence who work from home: 28%. Only 7% of working residents stay in New Providence for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: its typical journey to work is 32 minutes. Half commute less than 12 miles.
| New Providence | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $162,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 28% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The property crime rate in New Providence is 2 per 1,000 residents. New Providence's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025.
| New Providence | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
23 within 15 miles of the center of New Providence
About 4 of every 100 New Providence residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
12,171 counted in 2010 and 13,650 in 2020; an estimated 14,092 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 notable people were born in New Providence.
Borough in Union County, New Jersey, US
New Providence is a borough on the northwestern edge of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Passaic River, which forms the county boundary with Morris County bordering Chatham Township. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 13,650, an increase of 1,479 (+12.2%) from the 2010 census count of 12,171, which in turn reflected increase of 264 (+2.2%) from the 11,907 counted in the 2000 census. The borough is home to much of the Murray Hill neighborhood with the remainder lying in neighboring Berkeley Heights. Service on the NJ Transit is available at the New Providence and Murray Hill stations. More than 9% of New Providence's land is p…
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3 towns share a border with New Providence.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Providence | #50 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Chatham Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berkeley Heights Township | #38 | A+ | D | A | A− | A+ |
| Summit | #51 | A | D | A− | A | A+ |
New Providence reports no FBI crime data of its own. Chatham Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New Providence with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. New Providence grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #50 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including Elias Riggs and Joseph Barrell.
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