Your Guide to Buying a Home in Mendham township, NJ

Buying a Home in Mendham township, New Jersey

(West Morris High School)

Mendham township is located in Morris County

Mendham offers its residents a pleasing mix of home sites that range from new subdivisions to spacious older homes on tree-lined streets to picturesque dwellings built in colonial times to sprawling estates. As of March 1, 2006, there are 98 homes on the market in Mendham. The average home price is $1,500,000 with prices ranging from $485,000 - $4,000,000.  These prices reflect the extensive acreage available.

The Mendhams are located in Morris County approximately 25 miles west of New York City. Mendham Borough is a close knit, mostly residential community with a small town atmosphere. The quaint main street has small offices and shops in well-maintained Colonial and Victorian frame dwellings. Mendham Township, which encircles Mendham Borough, is an affluent community primarily made up of the Ralston and Brookside neighborhoods and some sprawling estates and farms. Incorporated in 1749, it is almost exclusively residential. Many residents commute to New York City and North Jersey businesses, including the many Fortune 500 companies represented in Morris County.

Mendham offers a variety of recreational facilities including bowling, swimming, tennis, softball, excellent playground activities, Little League, baseball, football, youth center and garden club. The Borough maintains Mountain Valley Park and Pool for skating and hiking. Several area private schools offer summer programs in arts, crafts and sports. Horseback riding, adult athletic activities and Senior Citizen programs are available. Mendham Golf and Tennis and Roxiticus Golf and Tennis Club offers private memberships.

Nearby Morris Township is rich in history, offering many museums and historical sites such as Jockey Hollow (Morristown Historical Park), Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, the Frelinghuysen Arboretum and the Morris Art Museum. Recreational areas are extensive, offering many parks, riding and biking trails, golf courses, tennis courts, equestrian facilities, community pools and lakes. Morristown, the county seat, offers more extensive shopping, dozens of restaurants, a movie theater complex, the Community Theater for symphonies and world-renowned performers and other attractions. Shopping is abundant in neighboring communities and within minutes of the Livingston, Short Hills and Bridgewater malls. As part of the New York metropolitan area, Mendham is within an hour's commute to NYC with easy access to its extensive cultural, sports, dining and employment opportunities.

Mendham is accessible to the following major highways: routes 24, 202, 206, 287, 78, 46 and 80. New Jersey Transit provides rail commutation service to New York City via stations in Morristown Convent Station, Bernardsville and Peapack. Local and area bus service is also available. Morristown Municipal Airport houses corporate jets for businesses.

The Mendham School District boasts a varied curriculum with a comprehensive program of studies for all students. Additionally, several private schools make their home in the area. The opportunity for higher learning at the college and university levels is also available within Morris County at Drew University (Madison), Fairleigh Dickenson University (Madison-Florham Park), St. Elizabeth's College (Convent Station) and Morris County Community College (Randolph).