Morris County Profile of Towns

Historical Morris County, New Jersey nestles amid rolling hills, broad valleys and glittering lakes approximately 25 miles west of New York City and is one of the fastest growing counties in the New York metropolitan area. It is a great place to live, raise a family, relax and enjoy life!

Morris County New Jersey is located about 25 miles due west of New York City. Making it an easy commute via New Jersey Transit train line, Bus lines, or even car (Parking in Manhattan is expensive and difficult to obtain during the business day). In 2000 the US Census showed the population of Morris County to be 470,212, and as of 2006 the Census Bureau was estimating that the population had grown to 493,160. Morris County is considered to be part of the New York City Metro Area. According to estimates Morris County is the Sixth-Wealthiest County in all of the United States.

Morris County Personal Income:

Morris County New Jersey had the third highest median household income in the United States at $77,340. According to the 2000 Census:

· Median income for a household = $77,340
· Median income for a family = $89,773
· Median income for males = $60,165
· Median income for females = $40,065
· Per capita income = $36,964
· Families below the poverty line = 2.40%
· Population below the poverty line = 3.90%
· Under age 18 below the poverty line = 3.70%
· Age 65 and older, below the poverty line = 5.30%

Morris County Business:

According to Fortune Magazine fifty-three Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters, offices or a major facility in Morris County. Major industries include finance, insurance, real estate, pharmaceuticals, health services, research and development, and technology. Included in the list of major companies who call Morris County New Jersey home, Colgate-Palmolive, Warner Lambert, Exxon, Novartis, BASF, Bayer, Wyeth, AT&T, Honeywell, and Wyndham World Wide.

Morris County is the home of three universities (including Drew University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, College of St. Elizabeth), a two-year County College, and a County Vocational Technical School. One of every four high school graduates in Morris County attend the County College of Morris which reports a capacity attendance both for full-time and part-time courses. The high registration reflects the fine academic standings of the college, the wide appeal of its varied curriculum, and the relative cost-value of its programs in comparison to other institutions.

Morris County Real Estate & Home Prices:

Many of the most desirable places to live in Morris County are in towns along the New Jersey Transit train line, or within a short drive from the train line. These towns include Chatham, Madison, Florham Park, Convent Station / Morris Township, & Morristown.

Homes in these towns price from around $300,000 for condos and smaller homes, to $500,000 - $900,000 for mid level and medium to larger sized homes, all the way up to $12,000,000 for executive style mansions.

The general rule is that home prices tend to be a little lower as you go west in Morris County. So if you could find very similar homes in Chatham and Morristown, the same home in Morristown will be somewhat less expensive.

Choosing the right town in Morris County New Jersey for your needs is a very important part of any home search. Deciding what is most important to you before you even start physically going out to look at homes is critical. It is very understandable that you likely will make your decision on where you live mainly by what area has what you can afford, and possibly the school quality you seek for your children, and the transportation options you need.

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If you would like to see what all the homes which are currently for sale in Morris County New Jersey, stop by Morristown NJ Real Estate.  There you will find lots of local information for Morristown but also for all the great towns of the Midtown Direct Train Line.