Population: 19,264
Land Size: 9.38 sq. mi.
County: Essex County, NJ
Median Home Value: $1,190,757
Median Household Income: $160,430
Cost of Living Index : 141.2

Short Hills / Millburn, New Jersey

MILLBURN, NEW JERSEY: During the Revolutionary War, it was in the Millburn area where American militia stopped the British advance toward Morristown. Today the Millburn-Short Hills area is principally a suburban residential community where residents consider it a most desirable place to live.

From a one-room schoolhouse origin, education in Millburn-Short Hills has developed to rank among the outstanding quality school systems of the state. At the elementary level, every effort is made to determine the specific strengths of each student’s social, emotional, intellectual and physical development. From Millburn High School, over 95% of each high school graduation class has attended post secondary institutions.

About half of Essex County’s 2,000-acre South Mountain Reservation lies within the Township. Other open spaces include three municipal parks, three golf courses, two water reserves, a reservoir and small parcels of undeveloped land. The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary is 16 acres of birds, wildflowers and trees. The Arboretum Association sponsors classes, lectures workshops and field trips in nature study and crafts. The Paper Mill Playhouse, a nonprofit regional theatre for over 40 years, offers a full range of cultural events, including musicals, plays and children’s programs. It is large enough to accommodate the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the New Jersey State Opera. The Mall at Short Hills houses more than 170 fine shops including Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom’s and Macy’s.

Newark Liberty International Airport is a twenty-minute drive away. Two train lines funnel into Millburn and Short Hills: Midtown Direct moving directly into Penn Station located in Midtown Manhattan and New Jersey Transit’s original line which carries passengers into Hoboken where PATH trains connect to lower Manhattan and Wall Street. Trains stop in both Millburn and Short Hills. Direct access to Routes 24, I-78, I-287, I-280 connect Millburn and Short Hills to the major metropolitan network.

Short Hills / Millburn High School Ranked # 1
in the State of New Jersey for 2010 by New Jersey Monthly Magazine
View the complete ranking of 2010 Top High Schools in PDF format

Visit the official Short Hills / Millburn School Website

NJ School Information :

Public Elementary - 5 schools School Address Phone Grades Students Website Report South Mountain Elementary 2 Southern Slope Drive, Millburn 973-921-1394 PreK-5 371 Wyoming Elementary School 55 Myrtle Avenue, Millburn 973-761-1619 K-5 306 Deerfield Elementary School 26 Troy Lane, Short Hills 973-379-4843 K-5 501 Glenwood Elementary School 325 Taylor Road, Short Hills 973-379-7576 K-5 511 Hartshorn Elementary School 400 Hartshorn Drive, Short Hills 973-379-7550 K-5 555 Public Middle -1 school School Address Grades Students Website Report Millburn Middle School 25 Old Short Hills Road, Millburn 973-379-2600 6-8 1,101 Public High - 1 school School Address Grades Students Website Report Millburn High School 462 Millburn Avenue, Millburn 973-564-7130 9-12 1,400 Private - 4 schools School Address Grades Students Website Report Far Brook School 52 Great Hills Road, Short Hills 973-379-3442 PreK-8 231 Pingry 50 Country Day Drive, Short Hills 973-379-4550 K-5 258 Saint Rose of Lima Academy 52 Short Hills Avenue, Short Hills 973-379-3973 PreK-8 301 The Winston School 30 East Lane, Short Hills 973-379-4114 3-8 61

The listing below is a sampling of the fine businesses, restaurants and shops you will find in Short Hills / Millburn, New Jersey: