Location | Commute

Livingston Township is a suburb of New York City with a population of 29,691. Livingston Township takes up 14 square miles in western Essex County and was named in 1813 for William Livingston, the first governor of the state of New Jersey.

Livingston Township is a decidedly sought after area with a highly rated school system, unlimited shopping, dining & amenities, and year-round community programs & facilities to enhance the towns’ strong sense of community. Livingston Township offers residents a suburban, friendly feel with plenty of space at every price-point.

According to Niche, Livingston was rated #18 of the 412 best suburbs to buy a house in New Jersey.

Livingston Schools

Livingston’s schools rank among the best in the state and nation, with the high school among the top 5 percent of schools across the U.S. It has been listed among the nation’s Blue Ribbon schools, and the state’s Reward Schools, a designation by the N.J. Department of Education, reserved for schools that have demonstrated a level of high overall performance. Niche rated Livingston #11 out of 410 suburbs with the best public schools in New Jersey.

• The student: teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the New Jersey state level of 12:1

• 96% of graduates go on to post-secondary institutions

• More than 70 percent of the professional staff at Livingston High School holds Master’s degrees and about 4 percent of the staff have received their Doctorates

The Livingston Public School district has six elementary schools from kindergarten through Grade 5. Burnet Hill Elementary also offers preschool. There are approximately 450 students at the stand alone Grade 6 Mount Pleasant Middle School; 900 students in Grades 7 and 8 at Heritage Middle School, and 1,800 students in Grades 9 through 12 at Livingston High School.

Activities | Recreation

Within Livingston’s 14-square mile piece of New Jersey, open space, fitness trails and outdoor recreational facilities abound! 14 different spaces across Livingston include, among other features, a 9/11 memorial garden, dog parks, fishing/skating pond, athletic fields, dinosaur park & undeveloped woodlands. There are playing fields, shuffleboard and tennis courts at Memorial Oval, in front of Livingston High School.

Minutes to the east of Livingston, off Northfield Avenue in West Orange, is the Essex County South Mountain Reservation Complex, which includes Turtle Back Zoo and the Codey Arena for ice skating. The reservation itself is a 2,110-acre county park.

The Senior, Youth and Leisure Services department is widely considered one of the township’s strongest attributes, with programs ranging from poetry to Pilates. There are two community pools; 2016 membership to both for residents, is $324 through April 19, $432 afterward. Livingston’s Parks and Recreation department offers a broad range of organized activities and events for township residents.

The Livingston Public Library hosts innumerous community gatherings including, but not limited too, lectures, movies, a summer reading challenge, elementary enrichment, volunteer opportunities for tens, creative writing groups, painting & coloring nights as well as book clubs for all ages.

Dining | Shopping | Arts

Dues to its proximity to major NJ thoroughfares, Livingston is a hub of economic activity in the region- a destination where people come to take satisfy their commerce and entertainment needs. The Livingston Mall, with more than 100 stores, is at Eisenhower Parkway and South Orange Avenue; with the higher-end Mall at Short Hills a mere 10-minute drive south from the center of the township.

Livingston Avenue cuts through the township and serves as the town’s main street. Mount Pleasant Avenue (aka State Route 10), intersects Livingston Avenue and is another busy commercial strip. Chain restaurants and stores, but there are also independently owned places to eat and shop like Sweet Basil’s Cafe and Grill and the deli Eppes Essen, Jay’s Shoebox, Willow Street Boutique, Vanilla Sky, Likewear and Precious Cargo.

Livingston Town Center, at Livingston and Mount Pleasant Avenues, is a 10-year-old development with homes, townhouses, condominiums and 65,000 square feet of retail space.