Mahwah NJ real estate

The Township of Mahwah NJ real estate is a 26.7 square mile ideal suburban community situated to take advantage of the natural beauty of the picturesque Ramapo Mountains and the crystal clear Ramapo River on its northwestern border. The historic Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) as well as State Highway Route 17 and Interstate Highway 287 cross through its boundaries. Mahwah is a natural route northward from New York City, a mere 30 miles away, has easy access to air and rail transportation, and is bordered by the towns of Upper Saddle River, Ramsey, Allendale, Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Ringwood, New Jersey, and Suffern in New York.

Mahwah better known as "Bergen County's Parkland" hosts several State and County Parks and Reservations, on almost 5,000 acres of county and state parkland, offering hiking, skiing, snowboarding, biking, archery, swimming and fishing, along with many municipal recreational facilities utilized by our residents for football, soccer, softball, baseball, lacrosse, bocce, skating, tennis, basketball, swimming, nature walks and bike paths.

As the largest municipality in Bergen County, Mahwah has more open space than any other town in Bergen County. It has a wide range of housing including charming Cape Cods, stately historic homes, townhouse and condominium communities and million-dollar mansions. Mahwah has been able to keep its small town character while attracting commercial enterprises. Many large corporations such as Datascope, Jaguar, Stryker, Seiko, and UPS have chosen Mahwah as their corporate home. The bucolic campus of Ramapo College is also located in the Township.

There are many condominiums in Mahwah NJ real estate. The following are some of the developments, Apple Ridge, Birchwood Hills, Brookside Manor, Chapel Green, Darlington Ridge, Darlington Village, Franklin Crossing, Franklin Heights, Indian Field of Mahwah Assoc., Indian Hollow, Indian Ridge, Paddington Square, Pond Meadows, Ramapo Brae, Ramapo Ridge- Phase I, Ramapo Ridge- Phase II, Ramapo Ridge- Recreation, Ridge Gardens, Society Hill at Kilmer Woods- Village I and Society Hill at Kilmer Woods- Village II.

Housing prices in the year 2006 are as follows: according to New Jersey MLS statistics a 2 bedroom home sold for a median price $305,000, a 3 bedroom home median price was $590,000, a 4 plus bedroom home median price was $917,000. The overall median price of single family homes in Mahwah was $800,000 in the year 2006 with a total of 134 units.

Condos / townhouses involving Mahwah NJ real estate sold with a median price for a two bedroom unit at $386,000, a 3 bedroom unit was $562,000. There were 243 units sold in 2006 The median selling price of the townhouses, condos ad single family homes was $475,000 with 377 total units sold.