Maplewood

Maplewood was originally developed as a weekend town for Newark residents and still maintains something of a country-home aesthetic.

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— SOMA Client

This wonderful town is a diverse and family-friendly community. The township has a downtown area known as “The Village,” with a movie theater, several upscale and mid-scale restaurants, a small supermarket, independent café, a toy store and an independent bookstore. With so much to offer, it was no surprise to locals that Maplewood won New Jersey Monthly magazine’s Downtown Showdown in 2015, with the Editor’s noting the community’s “myriad boutiques, art galleries and notable restaurants”.
Maplewood counts among its residents a large number of theater professionals working in Broadway and off-Broadway productions, owing to the town’s convenient rail access and relatively short commute via train into Manhattan. In 2010, 32 of these actors and technicians formed their own repertory theater company and named it Midtown Direct Rep, after the New Jersey Transit line on which they all commuted.

Transportation & Commuting

from Maplewood, NJ to NYC

Maplewood is less than 20 miles from Manhattan and is convenient to all means of transportation such as buses, trains, and highways. There is an excellent direct Maplewood to NYC train service. The M&E Line train takes only 35 minutes to reach Penn Station. Check out NJ Transit for train schedules.

Schools

Maplewood schools are part of the unified South Orange-Maplewood School District, together with the neighborhood community of South Orange.

There are 6 elementary schools, two middle schools, and one combined high school (with 2013-2014 school enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics):

South Orange-Maplewood School District Vision: The South Orange-Maplewood School District will be the top-performing diverse suburban school district in the nation. Our Mission: To prepare each and every student, regardless of demographic or socioeconomic background, for postsecondary educational success, and to educate all students to be responsible and productive members of the global society at large.