I am Jill DiGrazio, a Broker Associate with Keller Williams Towne Square Realty, licensed in New Jersey under license #1649436 and working north-central New Jersey for ten years. Long Hill is not a territory I picked off a map. It is where my husband and I are raising our twin daughters. Three villages, three train stations and three ZIP codes sit inside twelve square miles, and the housing stock changes character street by street. A 1920s Homestead Park cottage, a Meyersville acre lot and a new build off Long Hill Road are three different purchases with three different tax bills. I hold the ABR, MRP and SRES designations, and I price from closed sales rather than from what a seller hoped for.
Tour Long Hill listings with an agent who reads the tax card before the kitchen.
Pricing from closed sales on your street, then marketing built for the buyer pool here.
Two-family and small multifamily near the Stirling and Millington stations.
A number built from your block, not a township average that hides the spread.
Moving in from out of state or out of country? Video tours and remote signing.
I am a full-time Broker Sales Associate serving buyers, sellers and investors throughout north-central New Jersey. I hold New Jersey real estate license #1649436 and work with Keller Williams Towne Square Realty out of the office at 180 Mount Airy Road, Suite 201, in Basking Ridge. Long Hill Township is home. My husband Jamey and I are raising our twin daughters here, and our children are enrolled in the Long Hill Township school system.
Before real estate I built a career as an award-winning marketing executive, and that background still shapes how I represent clients. I combine proven marketing practice with newer tools, including AI-assisted workflows, digital advertising and social distribution, to put listings in front of the buyers who are actually shopping this market. I hold three National Association of Realtors designations. ABR is the Accredited Buyer's Representative credential for buyer-side work. MRP is the Military Relocation Professional designation for active-duty members, veterans and their families. SRES is the Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation, covering the financial, lifestyle and housing questions that come with a later-life move. Jamey, a Marine Corps veteran and retired police officer, works with me as a buyer's agent.
My involvement here goes past the transaction. I serve at the board level with the Long Hill Township PTO and I am a multi-year GOLD-level sponsor of the Long Hill Education Foundation. I also created Long Hill NJ Living, a community-focused Instagram and Facebook presence covering the people, places, businesses and events across Gillette, Stirling, Millington and Meyersville. That perspective matters when a buyer asks which side of Valley Road they will actually be walking to the train from. At home the family is rounded out by our very pampered dog, Pepper.
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Four services, one standard. I tell you what a number is, where it came from, and what it does not cover. If a house is wrong for you, I would rather say so on the driveway than watch you find out at the inspection.
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I hold the ABR designation, which is the Accredited Buyer's Representative credential from the National Association of Realtors. Before we tour anything I want you talking to a lender, because a pre-approval sets the range and surfaces credit issues early. On every showing I pull the property tax card, the flood map and the sewer status, because in Long Hill those three things move the monthly number more than the finishes do.
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Pricing comes from closed sales on comparable streets, not from a portal estimate that cannot see your addition. Then the marketing background goes to work: professional photography, floor plans, targeted digital advertising and syndication to Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin and Homes.com. I also walk the house with you first and tell you which three repairs are worth doing and which ones are not.
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Long Hill has a modest supply of two-family and small multifamily property, most of it near the Stirling and Millington stations where walk-to-train demand is real. I underwrite purchase price, repairs, vacancy and carrying cost before we talk about upside. New Jersey rents and New Jersey landlord obligations are both specific, so bring your assumptions and we will test them against local numbers.
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I hold both the MRP designation for military families and the SRES designation for older adults and their families. Relocating buyers get video walkthroughs, inspection attendance on your behalf and electronic signing. Downsizing sellers get a longer runway, a plan for the contents of the house and an honest comparison of staying, renting or selling, in that order.
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Before real estate I spent years as an award-winning marketing and public relations executive. That is not a line on a bio for me, it is the reason your listing gets a plan instead of a checklist. Every Long Hill listing gets professional photography, a written positioning angle, targeted paid distribution and syndication across the major portals.
I also run Long Hill NJ Living, a community page covering the township's people, places and events. When a Stirling or Gillette listing goes live, it reaches an audience that already cares about this specific town, not a generic county-wide feed.
See The Marketing PlanMost buyers meet your house as a thumbnail. Every listing I take gets professional photography with proper lighting and lens choice, plus floor plans so buyers understand flow before they book a showing. Where the property warrants it, we add aerial views and twilight exterior shots.
Long Hill Township sits in the southernmost corner of Morris County, bounded by the Passaic River on the south and west and by the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on the north. Twelve square miles hold three villages, three train stations and three ZIP codes. Here are the six questions I answer most often, with the source and the date attached to every number.
The township is one municipality made of distinct villages. Stirling holds the densest walk-to-train grid along Main Avenue and Central Avenue. Gillette covers the eastern third and holds the municipal building, library and Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park. Millington sits at the western end near the Passaic River. Meyersville and Homestead Park are quieter pockets, Homestead Park first subdivided in the 1920s.
Source: Long Hill Township geography and communities, accessed .Total area is 12.05 square miles, of which 11.80 square miles is land. It borders Chatham Township and Harding Township in Morris County, Bernards Township and Warren Township in Somerset County, and Berkeley Heights in Union County. To the north sits the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, 7,455 acres managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Sources: U.S. Census Gazetteer area figures and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accessed .The census counted 8,629 residents in 3,021 households, with a estimate of 8,613. Population density runs about 731 people per square mile. Median age is roughly 41.6 and median household income is about $169,079 in the 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter ACS profile, accessed .It depends heavily on the ZIP. In 07946 Millington, Redfin put the median sale price at $917,293 for the three months ending , up 7.3% year over year, with homes going pending in a median of 12 days. Redfin's Stirling-area figure over the same period sat nearer $780,000. Active inventory across the township has run from roughly $525,000 to $1,750,000.
Sources: Redfin ZIP 07946 and Redfin Long Hill Township market data, accessed . Small samples move these figures.New Jersey Treasury's average residential tax report put the Long Hill Township average bill at $13,370 for tax year . That sits above the Morris County average of $11,757 and the statewide average of $9,898. Your actual bill depends on your assessment, not the average, so always pull the specific property record before you set a maximum.
Source: N.J. Division of Taxation, MOD IV Average Residential Tax Report, tax year 2024.Three NJ Transit stations sit inside the township: Gillette, Stirling and Millington, all on the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Lines, running to Newark Broad Street and Hoboken with connections at Summit. No Interstate or state highway crosses the township. The main roads are county routes 512 and 531, with Interstate 78 and Interstate 287 both in adjacent municipalities.
Sources: NJ Transit Gladstone Branch and township roadway summary, accessed .Last Updated:
Buyers ask what there is to do here. The honest answer is that Long Hill runs on trains, fields, trails and a short row of independents. Six things residents do most weeks, each one tied to a real place you can drive to today.
Three NJ Transit stations sit inside twelve square miles: Gillette, Stirling and Millington, all on the Gladstone Branch to Newark Broad Street and Hoboken. Stirling & Co at 184 Central Avenue opens at 6 a.m. on weekdays, which is why the queue there is the closest thing the township has to a morning ritual.
Sources: NJ Transit and business listings, verified .The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge covers 7,455 acres along the township's northern edge, with boardwalk and woodland trails open free of charge. Most residents treat it as a back garden rather than a day trip, because for many Meyersville and Gillette addresses it is a five minute drive.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park on Valley Road carries the lighted multi-purpose field, playgrounds and tennis courts. Long Hill SPORT, the parent-run organisation, supports interscholastic soccer, cross country, basketball, cheerleading, baseball, softball, fencing and track at Central Middle School.
Source: Long Hill Township School District and the Township of Long Hill.The Long Hill Township Library at 917 Valley Road, Gillette sits directly beside Kantor Park and stays open until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. It runs programmes for children and adults and has meeting space, which matters in a township without a commercial centre.
Source: Long Hill Township Library, hours verified .There is no chain restaurant row here. Dinner means The Stirling Hotel on Main Avenue, Biagio's for Italian, 12 Islands for Greek on Valley Road, Oyaz by the Millington station, or Black Bull on Meyersville Road. Oakflower Brewing pours across from the Millington platform.
Sources: business listings for Stirling, Millington and Gillette, verified .Clover Hill Swimming Club surrounds a lake in Millington and is the local answer to a summer afternoon. Millington is also home to Garden State Fireworks, a family firm in New Jersey since 1890 that has produced the Fourth of July display on the National Mall in Washington.
Sources: Long Hill Township and Garden State Fireworks.Last updated: . Hours, seasons and programmes change, so confirm before you travel.
Public students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade attend the Long Hill Township School District, headquartered at 759 Valley Road in Gillette. The district runs three schools serving Gillette, Homestead Park, Meyersville, Millington and Stirling, with roughly 871 students district-wide. Students in grades nine through twelve attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren Township, about a mile south of the township line. My own children are enrolled in this district, which is a different kind of familiarity than a boundary map.
School assignments and boundaries change. Confirm any address with the Long Hill Township School District before you rely on it.
Long Hill runs on a short-drive radius. Most addresses in the township sit within ten minutes of a full supermarket, a pharmacy, a library and a trailhead, and within about twenty-five minutes of two major hospitals. Here is what that looks like in named places.
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge covers 7,455 acres on the township's northern edge, with the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center at 32 Pleasant Plains Road in Basking Ridge and boardwalk trails open to the public. Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park at 917 Valley Road in Gillette holds fields, playgrounds, tennis courts and a wooded walking trail along the Passaic River.
Sources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Township of Long Hill, accessed .ShopRite of Stirling at 1153 Valley Road is the township's full supermarket, open seven days, with an in-store pharmacy. Walgreens sits nearby at 1058 Valley Road, and Dorsi's Deli Pharmacy at 184 Central Avenue is the independent option in the Stirling village center. For lumber and hardware, Jaeger Lumber has been at 1238 Valley Road for decades.
Sources: business listings for Stirling, NJ 07980, verified .The two nearest full hospitals are Overlook Medical Center at 99 Beauvoir Avenue in Summit, reachable at 908-522-2000, and Morristown Medical Center at 100 Madison Avenue in Morristown at 973-971-5000. For same-day care, Berkeley Heights has urgent care on Springfield Avenue and at 1 Diamond Hill Road.
Sources: Atlantic Health System facility listings, accessed .The Long Hill Township Library at 917 Valley Road in Gillette sits beside Kantor Park and runs programs for children and adults, open until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The township's municipal offices are at 915 Valley Road, and the Long Hill Township Police Department is at 264 Mercer Street in Stirling, reachable on the non-emergency line at 908-647-1800.
Sources: Township of Long Hill directory, accessed .The Stirling Hotel at 227 Main Avenue is the township's long-running bar and grill with a beer garden. Stirling & Co at 184 Central Avenue opens at 6 a.m. on weekdays and is the coffee stop before the train. Oakflower Brewing Company pours at 1932 Long Hill Road in Millington, directly across from the station.
Sources: business listings for Stirling and Millington, NJ, verified .The Raptor Trust at 1390 White Bridge Road in Millington is a wild bird rehabilitation center open daily and free to visit. Great Swamp Greenhouses at 553 New Vernon Road in Gillette is the local nursery. Garden State Fireworks, a Millington firm dating to , has produced the Fourth of July show on the National Mall in Washington.
Sources: The Raptor Trust and Garden State Fireworks, accessed .A sampling of well-regarded local places, not an exclusive list or paid placement. Hours change, so call ahead.
The numbers above describe 07946 Millington, the township's upper end. They are not the whole story. Redfin's Stirling-area data put the median sale price nearer $780,000 over the same period, and active Long Hill listings have started around $525,000. Twelve square miles hold a 1,300 square foot Stirling ranch and a five-bedroom Millington house on an acre, so a single township median would flatter one village and mislead the other. Price your specific block, not the town.
Range reflects active Long Hill Township listings and verified closings across all three ZIP codes on Redfin through . The marker is the 07946 Millington median, not a township-wide median.
Redfin scores 07946 at 98 out of 100 on its Compete Score, its most competitive band. Most homes there draw multiple offers, sell around 7% above list and go pending in about 12 days. Get fully underwritten rather than pre-qualified, set your ceiling from the actual tax bill on the parcel, and be ready to move the same day.
93.9% of 07946 homes sold above list price in the trailing three months, up 8.2 points year over year. That belongs to sellers who priced from closed comparable sales, not to sellers who priced on hope. If your sale will clear $1,000,000, budget for the Graduated Percent Fee, which New Jersey shifted onto sellers in .
Source: Redfin ZIP 07946 housing market, three months ending . Redfin publishes the 2026 figures and the year-over-year change for each metric; the 2025 column is calculated back from those changes. Sixteen sales is a small sample, so read the direction rather than the decimal.
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No Interstate or state highway crosses Long Hill Township. Traffic moves on county routes 512 and 531, feeding Interstate 78 to the south through Berkeley Heights and Interstate 287 to the west through Bernards Township. The bigger story is rail. Three NJ Transit stations sit inside the township on the Gladstone Branch, running to Newark Broad Street and Hoboken, with Midtown Direct connections to New York Penn Station available at Summit. Times below are off-peak driving estimates measured from Stirling Station.
| Destination | Distance | Typical Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Basking Ridge, Bernards Township | 6 miles | 13 min |
| Summit, Midtown Direct rail transfer | 9 miles | 20 min |
| Morristown, Morris County seat | 12 miles | 24 min |
| Bridgewater, Somerset County offices | 14 miles | 24 min |
| Newark Penn Station | 22 miles | 30 min |
| Newark Liberty International Airport | 24 miles | 32 min |
| Midtown Manhattan, Port Authority Bus Terminal | 32 miles | 44 min |
Distances and drive times are off-peak estimates from Stirling Station and vary with traffic and route. Peak-hour trips into Newark and Manhattan run considerably longer. Verify rail schedules and connections with the NJ Transit trip planner before you rely on them. Last checked .
The township is younger as a name than it is as a place. Villages here were settled before the Revolution, the municipality was incorporated during Reconstruction, and the name on the sign only changed in 1992. Six documented moments, all verifiable.
The village of Stirling was settled in 1740, well before there was a township to belong to. The manufacturing and residential community that buyers walk through today grew up around the railroad in the decades after the line arrived, which is why the oldest housing stock clusters near the tracks.
Source: Stirling, New Jersey, accessed .On March 23, 1866, the municipality was created out of Morris Township and named Passaic Township for the river along its southern and western edge. The 1870 census counted 1,624 residents. That is roughly a fifth of today's population spread across the same twelve square miles.
Source: Morris County Library boundary timeline, accessed .Garden State Fireworks, based in Millington, has called New Jersey home since 1890. The family firm has produced the annual Fourth of July display on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It is the most nationally visible thing this township makes, and most residents drive past it without noticing.
Source: Garden State Fireworks, accessed .On September 1, 1922, a portion of what was then Passaic Township was taken to form Harding Township. That boundary change is why Long Hill's northern edge runs along the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge rather than through it. It still shapes which addresses fall in which school and tax district.
Source: Snyder, The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries, N.J. Bureau of Geology and Topography.Long Hill's legacy telephone exchange, 908-647, was known as Millington 7. It was one of the last manual switchboard offices in New Jersey to be converted to dial operation, which did not happen until the early 1960s. Plenty of long-tenured 647 numbers are still in service across the township.
Source: Long Hill Township infrastructure history, accessed .On November 3, 1992, residents voted 1,901 to 1,821 to rename Passaic Township as Long Hill Township. The driver was mail, deliveries and directions that kept confusing the township with the City of Passaic, roughly 22 miles away. Eighty votes decided the name on every deed written since.
Source: Nieves, Evelyn, The New York Times, December 3, 1992.The township is bounded by a river on two sides and a federal wildlife refuge on a third. That geography limited how much could ever be built here, and it is the reason the open space is measured in thousands of acres rather than in playgrounds.
The refuge covers 7,455 acres under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and forms the township's entire northern edge. It is not uniformly open: areas east of New Vernon Road are unmanaged and accessible to visitors, while areas to the west are intensively managed and closed to the public.
Public access centres on the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center at 32 Pleasant Plains Road in Basking Ridge, where the White Oak Trail runs a flat one mile loop of boardwalk and woodland path with benches and interpretive signage. There is a shorter half mile loop and a covered picnic area on the visitor centre side. Admission and parking are free.
For buyers this cuts both ways. It is permanent open space that cannot be developed, and it is also wetland, so flood zone status and a written insurance quote belong inside your contingency period for any address near it.
Sources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Township of Long Hill, accessed .At 917 Valley Road, Gillette, next to the library. A lighted multi-purpose field, playgrounds, tennis courts and restrooms, plus a wooded walking trail running down to the Passaic River. Listed as open 24 hours, and it is where most township events land.
Source: Township of Long Hill, verified .1390 White Bridge Road, Millington. A wild bird rehabilitation centre with outdoor aviaries, a short trail and a gift shop, open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is by suggested donation. It pairs naturally with a walk in the refuge next door.
Source: The Raptor Trust, hours verified .The Passaic River forms the southern and western boundary of Long Hill Township. That is how the municipality got its original name of Passaic Township in 1866. Paddlers put in along the river corridor, and the wooded trail at Kantor Park follows it. Clover Hill Swimming Club surrounds a lake in Millington for anyone who would rather swim than paddle.
The practical note for buyers is the same one that applies to the refuge. River frontage and low-lying ground mean you should pull the flood map for the specific parcel and price insurance before your contingency period ends, not after.
Sources: Long Hill Township geography and boundary history, accessed .There is no mall here and no chain strip. What Long Hill has is a short row of independents along Main Avenue and Central Avenue in Stirling, a cluster by the Millington station, and a supermarket on Valley Road that everyone ends up in. Every business below is real, currently operating and located in or immediately beside the township.
The township's long-running gathering place, with indoor seating, a covered outdoor area and a beer garden. Burgers and a deep draft and cocktail list are the draw. Closed Mondays, open late Thursday through Saturday.
Three businesses in one storefront: an Italian deli at lunch, a bakery making bread and pastry on site, and a sit-down dinner room in the evening. Bring your own bottle. Closed Mondays.
A small Millington room beside the train station serving Turkish grills, mezze and house baklava. Four tables inside and a few outside, so most of the business is takeout. Open daily.
A Valley Road taverna with a menu drawn from the Dodecanese islands: grilled meats, seafood, handmade spanakopitakia and a full bar. Dinner only on weekdays, lunch and dinner Friday through Sunday.
Opens at 6 a.m. on weekdays, which makes it the stop before the Stirling train. Scratch breakfast sandwiches on house-made rolls, espresso drinks and a rotating lunch menu. Open seven days.
The township's special-occasion room, tucked on Meyersville Road in Gillette. Dry-aged steaks, a tomahawk, seafood plates and in-house desserts. Lunch and dinner most days, dinner only on weekends.
The township's only full-size supermarket, with an in-store pharmacy and a bakery counter. Open seven days until 10 p.m. most nights. If you live in Long Hill, you end up here weekly.
A small taproom directly across from the Millington station, pouring lagers and IPAs with a few seats outside. Cans available to take home. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
A Main Avenue custom cake shop handling weddings, birthdays and holiday orders. Order ahead rather than walking in for a display case. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Directly across Main Avenue, a dessert and chocolate studio doing centerpieces, party favors and shipped corporate gift boxes alongside custom cakes. Weekday hours, half day Saturday.
A Valley Road institution and the reason directions in Stirling still say "opposite Jaeger Lumber." Carries long dimensional lumber the big-box stores rarely stock, plus windows, doors and delivery. Closed Sundays.
A large Gillette nursery on New Vernon Road with trees, perennials, natives and houseplants, open seven days year-round. The staff will walk the yard with you if you tell them the light conditions.
A sampling of well-regarded local spots, not an exclusive list or paid placement.
These are the practical questions that decide whether a house works on a monthly basis. Every figure below carries a source and a date, and every provider is a real phone number you can dial today. Rates and programs change, so verify current numbers with the township and the utility before you close.
New Jersey bills property tax on assessed value multiplied by the general tax rate, not on market price. The average Long Hill residential bill was $13,370 for tax year . Assessment questions go to the Tax Assessor at 915 Valley Road, Gillette.
Source: N.J. Division of Taxation, MOD IV Average Residential Tax Report, 2024.New Jersey runs several property tax relief programs, including ANCHOR for eligible homeowners and renters, the Senior Freeze reimbursement, and Stay NJ for qualifying older homeowners. Local deductions exist for seniors, disabled residents, veterans and surviving spouses through the Assessor's office.
Source: N.J. Division of Taxation property tax relief programs. Eligibility and amounts change annually.New Jersey property tax is billed quarterly, with installments due February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1. Added assessments for new construction and alterations go on a separate list submitted each October and are billed alongside the regular bill. Payments go to the Tax Collector.
Source: Township of Long Hill Tax Assessor, accessed .Two different companies, which surprises people moving in. Natural gas is PSE&G at 1-800-436-7734. Electricity is Jersey Central Power & Light, customer service 800-662-3115, outages 1-888-544-4877.
Source: Township of Long Hill utilities directory, accessed .Both water and sewer service run through New Jersey American Water. Water emergencies go to 800-987-5325 and water billing to 800-652-6987. Sewer customer service is 1-800-272-1325. Some outlying properties are on private well and septic, so confirm which you are buying.
Source: Township of Long Hill utilities directory, accessed .The Long Hill Public Works Department at 1223 Valley Road, Stirling, handles collection and runs the recycling center at the south end of Warren Avenue. Reach them at 908-647-0070. Curbside single-stream recycling is collected by the MCMUA every other Monday township-wide.
Source: Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, accessed .Last updated: . Always confirm current rates, schedules and provider details directly before relying on them.
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Long Hill is one municipality made of five named communities plus the quieter edges between them. Lot size, walkability and housing age change noticeably between them, and so do the numbers. Price notes below come from verified active listings and recent closings rather than estimates.
$525,000 to $1,089,000 active
The densest and most walkable part of the township, laid out around the railroad on Main Avenue and Central Avenue. Smaller lots, the widest price spread in Long Hill, and the shortest walk to coffee, the tavern and the platform.
View Homes$843,500 to $1,105,000 recent closings
The eastern third of the township and its civic center: municipal offices at 915 Valley Road, the library and Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park at 917. Gillette Station sits on the same Gladstone Branch line. Lot sizes vary block to block.
View Homes$1,120,000 to $1,624,000 recent closings
The western end of the township near the Passaic River, with the station, the brewery and Oyaz clustered on Long Hill Road. This is where Long Hill's larger and newer houses tend to trade, including recent sales on Old Forge Road well above the township median.
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The northern corner running toward the Great Swamp, built around Meyersville Road. Larger parcels, wooded frontage and no village grid. Buyers here trade walkability for land, and more properties sit on well or septic than elsewhere in the township.
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A subdivision first laid out in the 1920s and still one of the township's more compact street patterns. Housing here skews older and smaller, which historically makes it one of the more accessible ways into Long Hill for a first purchase.
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The northern boundary running along the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, with Great Swamp Greenhouses on New Vernon Road. Trail access is the appeal. Wetlands proximity means flood zone status and insurance quotes belong in your contingency period, not after.
View HomesPrice notes reflect verified active listings and recorded closings on Redfin through . Where a neighborhood has too few recent sales to state a range honestly, ask me and I will pull current comparables for that specific street.
I do not commute in to sell here. My family lives in Long Hill, my daughters attend the township schools, and I sit on the PTO board. When you ask about a street, you get a first-hand answer.
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A marketing career came before real estate, and it shows in how listings are positioned, photographed and distributed. Your house gets a strategy, not a template with your address dropped into it.
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ABR for buyer representation, MRP for military moves and SRES for senior transitions. Three different kinds of client, three different bodies of training, all completed through the National Association of Realtors.
Promise · 03You will hear from me directly, not from an assistant and not from an automated drip sequence. I answer the phone, I tell you when a number does not work, and I put the source next to every figure I hand you. Clients describe the experience as hard-working and hands-on, which is the standard I am aiming for.
Selling means a real pricing conversation before a list price, a walkthrough where I tell you which repairs pay for themselves, and a marketing plan you can actually read. Buying means a lender conversation first, then honest commentary on every house we walk, including the ones I think you should skip. Either way, the goal is that you understand the decision before you make it.
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Four stages from the first conversation to the closing table. No stage starts until you are ready for it, and none of them involve a pressure call from me on a Sunday night.
Call, text or send the form. We talk about what you are trying to do and on what timeline. If the honest answer is that now is not the moment, I will say that instead of signing you.
Buyers get a lender conversation, a written search plan and a real budget that includes the Long Hill tax bill. Sellers get a pricing analysis from closed comparable sales and a prep list ranked by return.
Buyers tour with commentary on each house, then we write an offer with contingencies chosen deliberately. Sellers get photography, floor plans, portal syndication and targeted advertising, then we review every offer together.
Attorney review, inspection, appraisal and settlement, with me tracking dates so nothing lapses. After closing I am still the person you text about a contractor, a tax appeal deadline or a school registration question.
Twelve questions I get asked in real conversations, answered the way I would answer them on the phone.
The New Jersey Division of Taxation reported an average Long Hill residential bill of $13,370 for tax year , against a Morris County average of $11,757. Your bill is your assessment multiplied by the general tax rate, so the average tells you very little about a specific house. Always pull the actual tax record before you set your maximum.
The Long Hill Township School District runs three schools. Gillette School covers pre-K through first grade at 759 Valley Road. Millington School covers grades two through five at 91 Northfield Road. Central Middle School covers grades six through eight at 90 Central Avenue. Grades nine through twelve attend Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren.
Conventional, FHA and VA loans all work in Long Hill, and jumbo comes up on the upper end because plenty of inventory sits above the conforming limit. The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency runs down payment assistance for eligible first-time buyers. I am not a lender, but I will tell you to get fully underwritten rather than pre-qualified, because the two are not the same document.
Yes, and it is a regular part of my practice. I hold the Military Relocation Professional designation, and my husband Jamey, a Marine Corps veteran and retired police officer, works with me as a buyer's agent. Remote clients get video walkthroughs, inspection attendance on their behalf and electronic signing. I will also compare Long Hill honestly against Berkeley Heights, Warren and Bernards on price and taxes.
Six things, in this order. Sewer or septic. Public water or a private well. Flood zone status, given the Passaic River and the Great Swamp. Heating system age and fuel type. Oil tank history on anything pre-1970. Electrical panel condition. Stirling and Homestead Park hold the oldest stock, so these come up most often there.
By rail you board at Stirling Station on the Gladstone Branch and either ride through to Hoboken or transfer at Summit for Midtown Direct service into New York Penn Station. Driving is roughly 32 miles and about 44 minutes off-peak, considerably longer at rush hour. Check exact trains and connections on the NJ Transit trip planner.
Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park at 917 Valley Road in Gillette has fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, restrooms and a wooded walking trail along the Passaic River, and dog walkers use it constantly. For longer walks, the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge maintains boardwalk and woodland trails on the township's northern edge. Confirm current leash and pet rules with the township before you go.
ShopRite of Stirling at 1153 Valley Road is the township's full-size supermarket, open seven days with an in-store pharmacy and bakery counter. Beyond that, Biagio's at 239 Main Avenue runs a proper Italian deli and bakery. Larger format options sit ten to fifteen minutes out in Berkeley Heights, Warren and Bernards Township.
All independents, no chains. The Stirling Hotel on Main Avenue is the tavern everyone knows. Biagio's covers Italian, 12 Islands Greek Taverna on Valley Road covers Greek, Oyaz Turkish Cuisine sits by the Millington station, and Black Bull Steakhouse on Meyersville Road is the upscale room. Stirling & Co opens at 6 a.m. for coffee before the train.
Driving is roughly 24 miles and about 32 minutes off-peak, generally out through Berkeley Heights to Interstate 78 eastbound. Peak-hour trips run longer. By rail you can take the Gladstone Branch to Newark Broad Street and connect onward, though most residents drive or use a car service for early flights.
Four different answers, which catches new residents out. Gas is PSE&G. Electricity is Jersey Central Power & Light. Water and sewer both run through New Jersey American Water. Trash and recycling go through township Public Works and the MCMUA. Some outlying properties use private well and septic instead.
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