South Orange Neighborhoods Guide

An established residential area just south of downtown, bounded by South Orange Avenue, the railroad tracks, Prospect Street, and Parker Avenue at the Maplewood line. A short walk to the village and station, but decidedly residential in character.

A residential neighborhood in the northwest, north of W. South Orange Avenue between N. Wyoming Avenue and N. Ridgewood Road, up to the West Orange border. Tree-lined streets and classic South Orange housing; a drive, bus, or jitney to the train.

A National Register historic district in the northeast corner of town, bounded by Scotland Road and the Orange and Newark borders, with South Orange Avenue to the south. Known for elegant, large-scale homes from the 1880s through the 1930s on landscaped lots, with bluestone sidewalks and gaslit streets. Mountain Station sits near its western edge, so the NYC commute can be walkable.

South Orange's westernmost neighborhood, set high on the mountain against South Mountain Reservation, between W. South Orange Avenue and the West Orange line. One of the town's newest and nicer areas — most homes were built in the 1950s, so larger mid-century ranches and Colonials on generous lots dominate rather than the Victorians found elsewhere, and the elevation gives many homes sweeping views of the NYC skyline. The trade-off is distance: it's the most removed neighborhood from downtown, roughly a mile-plus (about a 25-minute walk downhill) to the station, with a jitney serving the area.

A south-side neighborhood between South Orange Avenue and Irvington Avenue, near Seton Hall, with its own small commercial corridor along Irvington Avenue. More rental inventory and a younger energy, with some of the more accessible price points in town.

On the west side of town along the W. South Orange Avenue corridor near Farrell Field, bounded by South Orange Avenue, Walton Avenue, and Audley Street. The greener side of the village and the gateway up to South Mountain Reservation, with trailheads a short distance west. A longer trip to the train than the village neighborhoods.

A neighborhood on the east side of town, tucked between Seton Hall University and the Newark border, running south of South Orange Avenue to Varsity Road. One of South Orange's more affordable areas, with modest, well-kept homes — not estates — and an active association that runs block parties, a summer cookout, and holiday gatherings. A jitney connects residents to Midtown Direct trains.

The more elevated, western half of the Wyoming area, between Longview Road and N. Wyoming Avenue, north of W. South Orange Avenue to the West Orange line. Larger lots and some of the more sought-after addresses on this side of town; a drive, bus, or jitney to the train.

A south-side residential neighborhood — true to its name, largely Colonial-style homes — bounded roughly by Irvington Avenue, Baldwin Avenue, Prospect Street, and Richmond Avenue. Quiet, established blocks near Seton Village and Academy Heights.

A central neighborhood just west of Montrose Park across Scotland Road, north of South Orange Avenue up to the Orange and West Orange borders, with N. Ridgewood Road to the west. Solid Colonials, a strong owner-occupancy rate, and Meadowland Park close at hand.