Mid-Atlantic

Westfield

Union County, NJ

Population

30,839

Walk Score

96 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$2,179

Median home value

$890,000

Formed

1794

Westfield is a town in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located within the heart of the Rahway Valley region, Westfield is a bustling commercial and cultural hub in northern–central New Jersey, and it is a wealthy bedroom community of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. In March 2018, Bloomberg ranked Westfield as the 99th highest-income place in the United States, and the 18th highest-income location in New Jersey. According to a 2014 nationwide survey, Westfield was ranked as the 30th-safest city to live in the United States.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Stoneleigh Park Historic District · listed 1988

Notable landmarks

  • Burial Ground of the Presbyterian Church in the West Fields of Elizabethtown · listed 2007
  • Miller-Cory House · listed 1972
  • Westfield Fire Headquarters · listed 1980
  • Central Railroad of New Jersey Main Line Corridor

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