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Maplewood prides itself on being a diverse and family-friendly
community. In a number of surveys it is ranked among the most
desirable places to live in the United States. The township
has a downtown area alternatively known as "the village"
or "Maplewood Center" with its own movie theater,
several upscale and midscale restaurants, King’s supermarket,
independent café, two liquor stores, and a small bookstore.
The structure of the village is largely unchanged since the
1950s. A great place to raise a family, with an affluent
and educated population of 23,000, Maplewood homes are classic
and traditional, older and larger when compared to the rest
New Jersey. Built primarily in first few decades of the 20th
century in architectural styles to suit every taste from starter
homes to magnificent estates, there is always an ongoing effort
in town to preserve and beautify architecturally significant
structures.
Commuter convenience combined with a real sense of community,
not to mention peace and quiet are but several of the attractions
that residents of Maplewood enjoy. The Maplewood train station,
located in the village and offering a concierge service helping
you coordinate your dry cleaning and picking up dinner, is
just 30-minutes from Manhattan via either the Midtown Direct
or Hoboken train lines.
Suburban Maplewood is about 6 miles west of Newark, including
Newark International Airport, and conveniently only 24 miles
southeast of Manhattan. Several major interstates, including
the I-78, the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway
are less than five minutes away and offer easy access to the
surrounding towns and cities. Nearby municipalities include
the charming towns of Irvington, Millburn-Short Hills and
South Orange as well as the larger nearby cities of Union,
Newark and of course exciting Manhattan.
There are seven parks and two community centers within Maplewood
Township. They feature wonderful family amenities such as
a municipal pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, baseball
fields, playgrounds, paddle tennis courts and even bocce ball
courts. The South Mountain Reservation on the edge of town
offers an additional 2000 acres of open space for hiking and
communing with unspoiled nature.
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