VauxhallNJ
A town of 6,157, settled in 1909.
Is Vauxhall a good place to live?
52% of households own their home in Vauxhall, below both the New Jersey town median (77%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Vauxhall. We don’t grade Vauxhall yet; the figures below are still real.
Madison Square Garden and 542 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vauxhall. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw17 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw16 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw17 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 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 Vauxhall: who provides what
Vauxhall is unincorporated, so Essex 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 Vauxhall.
Vauxhall has four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 24 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Vauxhall
Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles. Employers in Vauxhall added 486 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,340. Only 2% of working residents stay in Vauxhall for work; the rest commute out. 6.6% of workers work from home here, below both New Jersey’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (11%).
| Vauxhall | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.6% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Vauxhall stands out in New Jersey and nationally: a larger share of its adults sleep under 7 hours
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Vauxhall who have no health insurance: 12%. Against the New Jersey average, Vauxhall comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 14. Two figures for adults in the town: 13% have been diagnosed with depression, 37% feel lonely.
| Vauxhall | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Vauxhall | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 7.5% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.8% | 15.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Vauxhall is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Vauxhall is 56 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 87 claims locally since 1989. Expected losses in Vauxhall break down as 68% from inland flooding and 7% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Vauxhall sell for about $733K
The going rate for rent for Vauxhall comes to $1,830 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Vauxhall
Colleges nearby
37 within 15 miles of the center of Vauxhall
About 7 of every 100 Vauxhall residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About Vauxhall
Populated place in Union County, New Jersey, US
Vauxhall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Union Township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Vauxhall borders Millburn, Maplewood and Springfield. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07088. As of the 2020 census, Vauxhall had a population of 5,251. Vauxhall is home to The Home Depot Superstore, that at 217,000 square feet (20,200 m2) was the chain's largest store in the world as of 2012.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 125 ft
- ZIP code
- 07088
Vauxhall’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Vauxhall.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | #290 | B− | D | B− | C+ | A− |
| Millburn Township | #113 | A | D | B− | A | A+ |
| Springfield Township | #177 | A− | D | B+ | B | A+ |
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Questions about Vauxhall
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vauxhall, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Vauxhall yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Vauxhall, NJ known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Lawrence E. Roberts and Amalya Lyle Kearse.