WatsessingNJ
A town of 8,232.
Is Watsessing a good place to live?
32% of households own their home in Watsessing, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%. Only 1 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Watsessing. The biggest park or preserve is Watsessing Park, at 58 acres. We don’t grade Watsessing yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Watsessing for work
Where Watsessing’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 544 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Watsessing. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw12 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw12 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw13 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 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 Watsessing: who provides what
Watsessing 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 Watsessing.
Watsessing has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Watsessing for work: only 1% work in town. 27% of workers work from home in Watsessing. Jobs based in Watsessing grew to 1,638 in 2023, 309 more than in 2013.
| Watsessing | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 27% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More young adults than New Jersey overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 34% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 53% of Watsessing adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Watsessing | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 53% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.4 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Watsessing | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.3% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 34.2% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.7% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
In Watsessing, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Watsessing has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Watsessing Park | 0.2 mi | 58 |
| 2. Troy Tower Commons | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Watsessing faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 205 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Watsessing.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults have high blood pressure in Watsessing than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
Watsessing beats the New Jersey average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Watsessing | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Watsessing | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.7% | 5.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.4% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Watsessing sells for about $805K at the median
The median rent in Watsessing is $2,026 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Watsessing
Colleges nearby
93 within 15 miles of the center of Watsessing
About 11 of every 100 Watsessing residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Watsessing
Populated place in Essex County, New Jersey, US
Watsessing is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) located in Bloomfield Township, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Watsessing had a population of 8,078. It is in the southwest corner of the township, bordered to the northwest by Glen Ridge, to the southwest by East Orange, to the southeast by the Ampere North part of Bloomfield, and to the northeast by the rest of Bloomfield. Watsessing Park is in the center of the community, in the valley of the Second River or Watsessing River, part of the Passaic River watershed. The Garden State Parkway runs through the center of the community, on the southeast side of Watsessing Park, with access from E…
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 115 ft
Watsessing’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Watsessing.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsessing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloomfield Township | #259 | B | D | B− | B− | A |
| Glen Ridge | #70 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Ampere North | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Watsessing and Ampere North aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Watsessing with a neighbor →
Questions about Watsessing
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Watsessing, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Watsessing yet; the figures below are still real.