Short Hills Milburn
REAL ESTATE
Short Hills is one of northern New Jersey’s most sought-after residential communities, located within Millburn in New Jersey. Known for its elegant homes, top-rated public schools, and direct train service to Manhattan, Short Hills real estate attracts buyers seeking suburban privacy with convenient access to New York City.
The Short Hills housing market features a blend of classic center-hall Colonials, new construction estates, and beautifully updated mid-century homes on generous lots. Tree-lined streets, proximity to the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary, and shopping at The Mall at Short Hills add to the town’s enduring appeal. Families are especially drawn to the highly regarded Millburn Township Public Schools, consistently ranked among the best school districts in New Jersey.
For buyers and sellers exploring homes for sale in Short Hills, NJ, the community offers a rare combination of prestige, neighborhood charm, and long-term value. Whether you are searching for luxury real estate, relocating for schools, or commuting to NYC, Short Hills delivers an exceptional lifestyle in Essex County.
Short Hills Demographics
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Short Hills at a Glance
History
Founded by Stewart Hartshorn as a planned community in the mid 1800’s, Short Hills was designed by Hartshorn as “a harmonious community for people who appreciated nature,” and “where natural beauty would not be destroyed by real estate developments, and where people of congenial tastes could dwell together.”
A true visionary, Hartshorn picked Short Hills because of its “ideal location”—close enough to Hoboken and New York City, where a train line could allow for an easy commute.
In 1879, Hartshorn built, at his own expense, a railroad station along the original Morris and Essex Railroad line.Furthermore, he persuaded the United States Post Office to open a station in his new Short Hills railroad station in 1880.
The Post Office and Railroad station still remain where Hartshorn built them over one hundred and twenty years ago.
Short Hills ArboretumStewart Hartshorn died in 1937 at the age of 97. His daughter Cora established the Arboretum, a local nature preservation that is free and open to all local residents.
Many elementary school classes still use the Arboretum for field trips and studies.
The concept of nature and harmony instilled by Stewart Hartshorn has survived and remains as the bedrock of Short Hills township.leo.
Restaurants & Dining
Downtown Millburn offers a wide variety of fine dining. For the finest Italian food in New Jersey, try Basilico—perfect for the family as well as a romantic evening for mom and dad.
Other notable restaurants include Martinis, a great place for drinks and dinner, and LaStrada. The Millburn Clearview Cinema showcases four new movies every weekend.
For lunch, you cannot beat the wide variety of wraps, sloppy joes, and speciality sandwiches at The Millburn Deli. The Salad Shop, a recent restaurant to open in town, offers organic salads and fruit smoothies!
With Taylor Park centrally located in the center of town, locals often take their lunch and sit on a bench or in the grass and enjoy a peaceful moment by the town pond.
Millburn Bagel Chateau
A staple of the Millburn/Short Hills community for decades, Millburn Bagel Chateau is the place to be for weekend breakfast and brunch!
Offering a wide variety of bagel options, including flagels! The Chateau also offers gourmet pancakes, omelettes, breakfast sandwiches, and more.
During the spring and summer, local residents love to sit outside at the abundant sidewalk tables and enjoy their brunch with a view of Taylor Park.
Pre Schools
Temple B’Nai Jeshuran
Temple B’Nai Jeshuran Milburn Short Hills Pre SchoolSince 1967, the Rabbi Barry H. Greene Early Childhood Center has helped young congregants learn in a sacred and nurturing environment. Through a curriculum centered on play and exploration, the school attempts to build social and emotional skills.
Far Brook School
Far Brook School Short Hills, Millburn pre schoolsFar Brook is a tremendous nursery school that prides itself on offering diversity and fostering a community that nurtures children in their development and education.
The Montessori School of Millburn/Short Hills
The Montessori School of Millburn Short HillsThe Montessori Children’s Academy opened in September of 1999. The Academy now serves over 450 families in Millburn/Short Hills and the surrounding communities. Utilizing the traditional Montessori teachings, the Academy emphasizes group and individual discussion. Activities such as literature, cooking, art, group skits, plays, and class trips are incorporated, fostering a great place to learn for local children.
Neighborhood House Nursery School
Neighborhood House Nursery School Short Hills, MillburnThe Neighborhood House Nursery School (NHNS) is a part of the Neighborhood Association, a nonprofit, community-based organization. Established in 1920, the NHN offers a warm, nurturing environment where children develop social skills.
St. Stephen’s Pre-School
St. Stephen’s Pre-School Short Hills, MillburnSponsored by St. Stephen’s Church and opened in 1998, St. Stephen’s Pre-School seeks to offer local residents the highest-quality and affordable early childhood education and child care.
Open Door Nursery School
Open Door Nursery School Short Hills, Millburn pre schoolsOpen Door believes play is integral to early development education. Each class day involves free-play, where children interact with kitchen toys, dolls, trucks, playdoh, painting, as well as interact with other students during story time, outside time, snack time and discussion/music time. The children also participate in cooking activities. As students move from two-year old studies to three year-old classes, Open Door incorporates more traditional nursery rhymes. The four year-old classes begin reading and math. A music teacher meets with each class separately once a week. A Spanish teacher meets with the four year-old classes once a week.
Christ Church Nursery School
Christ Church Nursey School Short Hills Millburn pre schoolsEstablished in 1962, Christ Church Nursery School is sponsored by Christ Church, a local house of worship in Short Hills. The Nursery School seeks to help children explore their independence, as well as their language and social skills. Teaching instruction and class plans are centered around children’s literature. They also incorporate music, cooking activities, and art projects, making every day an exciting adventure!
Elementary Schools
Millburn/Short Hills has five elementary schools that serve students from kindergarten to fourth grade, and one new 5th grade school called Washington School. The location of a local resident’s home defines his or her children’s placement in a certain elementary school, as the township is divided into five separate elementary school districts. Each elementary school is consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the entire country! There have been years when the 5 elementary schools in town have been ranked #’s 1 through 5 in the country for best public elementary schools!
Hartshorn: Website
Glenwood: Website
Deerfield: Website
South Mountain: Website
Wyoming: Website
Washington: Website
Middle School
Millburn Middle School serves students from sixth through eighth grade. It is consistently ranked among the top school in the state of New Jersey, and often in the top schools in the country, including being ranked #1 in the country by Niche.com in 2016!
High School
Millburn High School is consistently ranked among the Best Schools In New Jersey, and among the best public schools in the entire country! Millburn High offers a wide variety of AP (Advanced Placement) courses that allow students to explore advanced, collegiate-level studies in specified subjects. At the end of the year, a cumulative exam is given by the National AP board and if students score high enough, they can gain college credit for their work. In 2015, Newsweek ranked Millburn #13 best public high school in America. With 1,478 current enrollment, Millburn High School consistently ranks high nationally in many of the different school rankings (Newsweek, US News and World Report, Niche.com etc).
One area that Millburn seems to be thriving in is called STEM, which is Science, technology, engineering and math. To determine the top science, technology, engineering and math schools, U.S. News looked at the top 500 public schools from our latest Best High Schools rankings, and then evaluated their students’ participation and success in Advanced Placement science and math tests.
The AP® participation rate at Millburn High School is a whopping 65 percent!
Beyond an extensive athletic program, Millburn offers unique and exciting extracurricular activities. From the nationally recognized Forensics team that placed fifth in the National Debate Rankings in 2005-2006, to the Literary Magazine where a piece of creative work entitled, Word, won the Gold Medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in 2009, students are offered a breadth of intellectually challenging and enriching programs.
Transportation
Short Hills and Millburn each have a train station that operates the Midtown Direct train line. The Midtown Direct train runs from New York City to Short Hills/Millburn every hour on the hour, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
During peak commuting hours, 5 am to 9 am, trains depart for New York Penn Station every twenty minutes. Similarly, trains depart from NYC Penn Station for Short Hills/Millburn every twenty minutes during peak hours of 4:30 pm to 7 pm.
Please see train schedules on njtransit.com as train schedules are updated every month.
Many homes in Short Hills and Millburn are walking distance to the train station. Other homes are within a five minute car ride.
For those who choose to drive, there are parking lots in both Short Hills and Millburn train stations where local residents can purchase parking passes. Below is the breakdown in pricing for parking passes:
Commuter Permits: Annual, $510, Semi-Annual, $375. Annual second car, $600, semi-annual second car, $425.
Business Permits: Annual business, $330, semi-annual, $315, transferable, $400.
24 Hour Permits: Annual, $300, Semi-annual, $200.
A parking pass allows you to park at either parking lot, Millburn or Short Hills. The Millburn parking lot used to have valet service, but after building a new parking lot, they discontinued that service. That said, there is ample parking for residents, which makes residents’ commutes more stress free!
Parking permits are issued through the Tax Office at Town Hall. Requirements for commuter permits are as follows: residents only, completed application, copy of vehicle registration issued to your township residence, copy of vehicle insurance card (for leased vehicles), checks made payable to “Millburn Township.”
Buses (30 Minutes to NYC)
If you’d rather ride the bus to NYC, Millburn offers that too! Through NJTransit, buses depart every morning from Millburn and arrive in NYC. The bus leaves every two hours from Millburn for NYC.
Bus Service For Schools
Bus service is available for all local residents who wish to have their children driven to school. Every elementary school, as well as the middle and high school provides bus service every day of the school year. When severe weather occurs, such as a snowstorm, school will be canceled or postponed if the bus service is not able to safely pick up and transport the children to their respective school. The bus system is designed to operate by location. One bus picks up the same children every day that live on a certain number of streets in town. This provides familiarity and comfort for parents and children, as they know who the bus driver is and what children will be on the bus every day. Since many parents choose to drive their children to school, the bus service is optional and requires a one-time annual fee of 150 dollars.
Driving to New York City (30 Minutes to NYC)
Millburn/Short Hills is twenty miles from Manhattan. Without traffic, the car ride is easily thirty minutes with access to Manhattan through the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, and George Washington Bridge.
