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Glen Ridge
New Jerseyborough
Total population
7,943
Median home value
$836,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$250,001
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Glen Ridge sits in New Jersey, United States and is identified as a small borough. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 40.805°, -74.205°. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 7,943. That works out to roughly 2,407 residents per square kilometre — a dense urban fabric. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,431 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 56% of daylight hours. It covers a compact 3.3 km² of land area. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Glen Ridge, NJ from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolOther · NEWARK · 6,352 students · 26.9:1 ratio
- TEAM Academy Charter SchoolOther · NEWARK · 6,096 students · 22.6:1 ratio
- East Side High SchoolHigh · NEWARK · 2,255 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- West Orange High SchoolHigh · WEST ORANGE · 2,151 students · 11.4:1 ratio
- Livingston High SchoolHigh · LIVINGSTON · 2,066 students · 11:1 ratio
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · Bloomfield · 2,029 students · 12.1:1 ratio
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolOther · Newark · 2,012 students · 19.9:1 ratio
- Montclair High SchoolHigh · MONTCLAIR · 1,968 students · 13.1:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2025-08-051 km N of Hillsdale, New Jersey
- M 3 — 2025-08-030 km W of Little Ferry, New Jersey
- M 2.9 — 2024-05-246 km E of Califon, New Jersey
- M 2.6 — 2024-05-011 km NW of Gladstone, New Jersey
- M 2.9 — 2024-04-277 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
- M 2.6 — 2024-04-105 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in New Jersey
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Glen Ridge



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library