New Brunswick is a city in and the county seat of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey, the city is both a college town and a commuter town for residents working in New York City within the New York metropolitan area. The New Brunswick station is a major stop for NJ Transit on the Northeast Corridor rail line, 33 miles (53 km) southwest of New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. The city is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River, in the heart of the Raritan Valley Region.
Mid-Atlantic
New Brunswick
Middlesex County, NJ
Population
55,718
Walk Score
97 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,754
Median home value
$289,800
Established
1730
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Livingston Avenue Historic District · listed 1996
Notable landmarks
- Agnew, Thomas I., House · listed 1982
- Bishop, James, House · listed 1976
- Buccleuch Mansion · listed 1977
- Christ Episcopal Church
- Christ Episcopal Church · listed 1989
- Delaware and Raritan Canal
- Demarest House · listed 1977
- Dutch Reformed Church · listed 1988
- First Dutch Reformed Church
- Guest, Henry, House · listed 1976
- Jarrard, Levi D., House · listed 1982
- Johnson, William H., House · listed 2006
- King Block · listed 1988
- Main Post Office · listed 1984
- Main Post Office - New Brunswick
- National Musical String Company · listed 1982
- New Brunswick Station · listed 1984
- New Jersey Hall · listed 1975
- Old Queen's · listed 1976
- Poile Zedek Synagogue · listed 1995
- Queen's Campus, Rutgers University · listed 1973
- Route 27 Bridge over Six Mile Run
- Rutgers Preparatory School · listed 1975
- Saint Mary of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church · listed 2010
- Saint Peter the Apostle Church · listed 2005
- …and 2 more
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