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.
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
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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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