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Median House Value:

Short Hills, NJ

Found within zip code: 07078
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $1,704,302
  • high cost relative to New Jersey
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$2,169,000+  33%
$1,627,001-$2,169,000  19%
$1,086,001-$1,627,000  31%
$867,001-$1,086,000  6%
$650,001-$867,000  5%
$433,001-$650,000  4%
$217,001-$433,000  1%
$109,001-$217,000  0%
$0-$109,000  0%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very high cost relative to NJ, very high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Suburban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Small apartment buildings
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet, Walkable


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Wealthy (among the 15% most wealthy communities in America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some East Asian, some Asian Indian, some Hispanic, some Arabian, some Black
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some Portuguese speaking, some Russian speaking, some French speaking

School Rating Information


Short Hills Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

MILLBURN TOWNSHIP School District




4,573 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
10
Better than:
of NJ school
districts
98.3%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
10
Better than:
of US school
districts
98.4%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
13
STATE AVERAGE 12

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

96%
78%
97%
80%
95%
75%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
DEERFIELD
26 TROY LANE, SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078
(973) 379-4843
KG-05
GLENWOOD
325 TAYLOR ROAD SOUTH, SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078
(973) 379-7576
KG-05
HARTSHORN
400 HARTSHORN DRIVE, SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078
(973) 379-7550
KG-05
MILLBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL
OLD SHORT HILLS RD, MILLBURN, NJ 07041
(973) 379-2600
06-08
MILLBURN SR HIGH
462 MILLBURN AVE, MILLBURN, NJ 07041
(973) 376-3600
09-12
SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEM SCH
SOUTHERN SLOPE DRIVE, MILLBURN, NJ 07041
(973) 921-1394
PK-05
WYOMING
55 MYRTLE AVE., MILLBURN, NJ 07041
(973) 761-1619
KG-05
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 83.5 56.5
BLACK (%) 1.3 17.6
HISPANIC (%) 2.0 18.2
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 13.2 7.5
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.0 0.2
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 0.5 26.8
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $9,083 $41,537,000 57.5
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $1,686 $7,712,000 10.7
STAFF $771 $3,528,000 4.9
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $261 $1,194,000 1.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $743 $3,400,000 4.7
OPERATION $1,337 $6,115,000 8.5
TRANSPORTATION $535 $2,445,000 3.4
OTHER $404 $1,849,000 2.6
TOTAL SUPPORT $5,739 $26,243,000 36.3
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $971 $4,440,000 6.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $15,793 $72,220,000 100.0
Short Hills EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Short Hills WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 80.7
CHILDREN IN Short Hills LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 2.4

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Short Hills Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO NJ*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 192.38% 10.12% 10 9
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About Short Hills

Short Hills is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,888 people and just one neighborhood, Short Hills is the 161st largest community in New Jersey.

Short Hills is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Short Hills is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Short Hills who work in management occupations (22.87%), sales jobs (19.78%), and business and financial occupations (9.32%).

Of important note, Short Hills is also a town of artists. Short Hills has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Short Hills's character.

Also of interest is that Short Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Short Hills is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Short Hills is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Short Hills's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Short Hills, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Short Hills Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Short Hills. 79.23% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Short Hills in 2000 was $92,940, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $371,760 for a family of four. However, Short Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Short Hills home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Short Hills is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Short Hills include Italian, Russian, German, Irish, English, Polish, Eastern European, and European.

The most common language spoken in Short Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.

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