Your Guide to Buying a Home in Morris Township, NJ

Buying a Home in Morris Township, New Jersey

(Home in Spring Brook
Section of Morris Township)

Morris Township is located in Morris County

Morris Township 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. As of March 1, 2006, there are 94 homes on the market in Morris Township. The average home price is $872,000 with prices ranging from $330,000 - $2,500,000.

Incorporated in 1740, Morris Township has an area of 15.3 square miles, and is located in Morris County approximately 25 miles west of New York City. It is a residential community that supports a large service and job market. While residents have an easy commute to work in Newark and Manhattan, many are employed in the Township and surrounding areas within Morris County. A number of Fortune 500 companies are represented in Morris County. Major businesses include AT&T, Allied Signal/Honeywell, Colgate-Palmolive, Warner Lambert, Exxon, and American Home Products.

Morris Township is rich in history, offering many lovely museums and historical sites such as Jockey Hollow (Morristown Historical Park), Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, the Frelinghuysen Arboretum and the Morris Art Museum. Convent Station, a section of the Township, named after the nuns that contributed funds to the train stop that brought students to the convent/campus of St. Elizabeth's College, provides a countrified atmosphere within an easy train commute to NYC. Recreational areas in the Township are extensive, offering parks, riding and biking trails, golf courses, tennis courts, equestrian facilities, community pools and lakes. Nearby Morristown, the county seat, offers 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, Morris Township has easy access to NYC and its extensive cultural, sports, dining and employment opportunities.

In terms of commutation, the Township located close to major highways such as: State Routes 10 and 24; U.S. Routes 46 and 202; and Interstates 78, 80, 280 and 287. New Jersey Transit provides rail commutation service, with direct access to New York City, plus local and area bus service. Morristown Municipal Airport houses corporate jets for businesses.

The Morris School District is a community asset serving the people of Morristown and Morris Township. There is opportunity for all students within a fully integrated system that boasts a varied curriculum with a comprehensive program of studies for all students. In addition, several private schools make their home in Morris Township. 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).

Many civic organizations and volunteer opportunities abound within the Township such as garden clubs, historical societies, music, art and concert groups, university clubs, rescue squad and volunteer fire as well as other community interest groups.