Browse Millburn and Short Hills homes. Compare stations, school placement, condos and property costs, with local resale steps and cash offer questions.
MILLBURN & SHORT HILLS · ESSEX COUNTY
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Millburn NJ homes for sale bring several different decisions into one search: a Short Hills address near one station, a home closer to Millburn’s center, or a condo with shared responsibilities. Start with the home and the route you need, not a promise attached to a ZIP code. This guide keeps the available listing records beside the local checks that can change a purchase or sale.
Our search uses the provider’s observed Millburn and Millburn Twp. City labels. The checked results include addresses in both 07041 and 07078, without a luxury price minimum. Compare the actual entrance, rooms, property bills and station trip for each address. A neighborhood name in a listing is not a school assignment, and a townhouse description is not proof of its legal ownership. If you are selling as well, bring the two timelines together early. GT can help you turn those separate questions into a practical shortlist and a property specific next step.
The saved residential search covers Active homes offered For Sale under both observed City labels. It includes condo, townhouse, cooperative and multiple unit classifications as well as single family records.
The initial search displayed 24 provider records across two MLS feeds on October 20, 2026. That is a checked batch of cards, not the town’s total supply or 24 verified separate homes. Some addresses and photos recur across feeds. Listing status, asking prices and descriptions can change.
The current feed uses Glenwood, Deerfield, Wyoming and Old Short Hills labels on individual listings. They can help organize a conversation about location, but do not define every parcel boundary, permitted use or school zone. Walk or drive the route from the actual address, review the survey and ask which changes to the home have permits. Neither a familiar neighborhood label nor a finished room in a photograph answers those questions.
Exterior plans need an extra local check. Millburn Ordinance 2667-24 records adoption of the Short Hills Village Historic District on April 16, 2024 and publication on April 25. Its property list and map define the covered area, and its review provisions include roofing and siding. This is an enacted district document, not a proposal and not a statement that every Short Hills property is covered.
Before budgeting a roof, siding or other exterior project, confirm whether the specific parcel is designated and which review applies to the proposed work. Ask the township for current instructions and the actual property record. A general maintenance description is not an automatic exemption, and district designation is not a promise that a particular design will be approved.
NJ TRANSIT’s station record places it at 35 Essex Street near Lackawanna and lists Morris & Essex service and the Gladstone Branch. The displayed accessibility field says No. Confirm the facilities and assistance needed for the actual trip rather than treating this static field as a complete access review.
The Short Hills station page lists 25 Chatham Road and Morris & Essex service. Check the departure, return, transfer and current alerts for the days you travel. A home described as near the train does not carry a guaranteed travel time or a parking space.
The township parking guide lists a $10 daily fee for designated resident spaces in Lots 3 and 9 and says pay stations accept card and app transactions. Resident authorization, daily payment and an annual commuter permit are different things. Check the exact municipal lot, eligible space and hours; rail operator lot numbers are not assumed to be identical to township lot numbers.
New parking permits are applied for online, with approval by email and the authorization linked to a license plate rather than a physical sticker. The page also retains a separate procedure for transferring existing stickers during the remainder of 2026. Those instructions describe a transition, not necessarily a contradiction. Confirm the vehicle and current process with the township.
The same guide restricts overnight parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., with specific permit locations and permission procedures. It explicitly says overnight permits are not issued simply for a resident’s convenience. Check the driveway, guest parking and applicable rule before relying on the street as extra storage.
The district’s current registration hub lists Deerfield, Glenwood, Hartshorn, South Mountain and Wyoming elementary schools and links Elementary School Zones by Street. Some entries depend on the house number or the even or odd side of a street. A Millburn or Short Hills mailing address alone is not enough to establish placement.
In the district’s published grade chart, elementary schools serve K to 4, Washington School serves grade 5, Millburn Middle School serves grades 6 to 8 and Millburn High School serves grades 9 to 12. South Mountain’s separate school listing includes prekindergarten. These are official reference points, not a guarantee of admission, future assignment or transportation.
For a move, ask the District Registrar to confirm the precise address, grade and current enrollment steps. Its residency guidance explains that owning property, planning to move or staying temporarily does not by itself establish the required legal domicile and primary residence. Use the district’s own process; do not send household eligibility records through a general GT inquiry. Official NJDOE School Performance Reports offer additional school information without a GT school ranking.
The condo, townhouse and cooperative comparison returned six provider records in this check. One named example is 206 Main Street 23, listed as Lakeside Village and Condominium. Its remarks describe a ground floor home and two parking spaces, while the structured Style field says Multi Floor Unit. Confirm the entrance, internal layout and written parking rights instead of resolving that difference from a photograph.
The same comparison includes 38 Willow Street A and B, 270D Main Street D, 45 B Ocean Street B and 298 Main Street D. Those addresses are examples, not proof they belong to one community or share the same ownership terms. The Willow Street examples also appear with different classifications and address formats in another feed. Match the unit, legal documents and listing identifiers before treating similar cards as different homes.
For any shared ownership purchase, request the master deed or equivalent documents, budget, reserves, insurance, pending work, assessments and rules. Check parking and storage rights, utilities and maintenance responsibilities. A listing’s fee is not a buildingwide quote, missing square footage is unknown, and a townhouse layout does not establish condominium or fee simple ownership.
This button uses Condominium, Townhouse and Stock Cooperative provider classifications. It is a search comparison, not legal ownership verification. The mixed residential grid above remains mixed inventory.
In the New Jersey DCA 2025 Municipal Tax Summary, Millburn Township is Essex County code 0712. The workbook displays a total rate of $2.019 per $100 of assessed value, average residential assessed value of $1,302,529 and average residential taxes of $26,292 before credits and deductions. These rounded historical municipal figures are not the current bill for a listed home.
Do not multiply that rate by an asking price or treat the average as a quote. Obtain the current parcel assessment, tax bill, any added assessment and relevant separate charges. Ask the Millburn Tax Assessor about assessment questions and the tax office about the actual account. Include insurance, utilities and any association obligations when comparing homes.
For a different kind of housing context, Census QuickFacts reports a $1,371,500 median value of owner occupied homes for 2020 to 2024. That survey measure is not a current closed sale median or a value estimate for your property. A sale plan needs dated comparable transactions and the home’s condition.
A clean New Construction search returned four provider cards in the checked batch. The category is a listing classification, not proof of completed work, permits, occupancy approval, included finishes or a promised delivery date. At Willow Street, similar looking records are classified differently across feeds, so four cards are not automatically four distinct construction projects.
Ask for the scope of work, approvals, warranty documents and written completion conditions. Compare the actual interior and legal unit arrangement rather than assuming a new listing date or a recent year built means a completely new home.
Pool, Single Story Only and Waterfront were each tested independently in the same residential, Active, For Sale scope and each displayed No Results Found on October 20. That is a result for each provider tag at that time, not proof that no physical homes of that kind exist or that there was no supply over the past year. If a pool, a ranch layout or fewer stairs matters, check remarks, plans and the actual property. A single story label cannot certify an entrance without steps or accessible rooms.
South Mountain Reservation’s county guide identifies Millburn as one of the municipalities it extends through. Pick the specific trailhead, parking area and current route rather than treating the whole reservation as equally close to every home. Check access notices and terrain before planning a regular walk.
Use that same approach for town center errands and station trips: start from the actual front door and the crossing or grade on your route. A map label or broad neighborhood description is a starting point, not a promise about conditions at the property.
The township’s resale Certificate of Occupancy FAQ answers No to the ordinary resale CO question and says a smoke detector certification is needed. It also advises checking for open permits well before closing. That is not a waiver of building, renovation, new construction or other property specific requirements.
Before setting the timeline, confirm the smoke certification process with the responsible office, review open permits and gather any association transfer documents. If work was added or the property’s use changed, ask Building what applies. A cash buyer or an as is agreement does not automatically remove required approvals.
GT can help you compare cash offer options with a listed sale. Look at the actual written proceeds, fees, repairs, contingencies and closing conditions for your home. Speed of receiving an offer and speed of completing the transfer are separate questions. No universal no fee, no inspection or guaranteed closing promise is made here.
A value range from a GT agent is a starting point, not an appraisal.
No assignment is promised by the mailing name. The district links a street based zone list, sometimes with number or even and odd distinctions; ask the registrar about the exact address and grade.
The published district chart identifies Washington School for grade 5, then Millburn Middle School for grades 6 to 8 and Millburn High School for grades 9 to 12. Confirm the current placement and enrollment process directly.
They are different. The township lists a $10 daily charge for designated resident spaces in Lots 3 and 9. Confirm your actual lot, space, authorization and payment category rather than assuming any permit provides free parking.
New permits are linked to the license plate, while the town separately describes transfers of existing stickers during the remainder of 2026. Follow the current procedure for your vehicle, rather than assuming the older sticker paragraph applies to every new permit.
First confirm the parcel and proposed work with the township. The adopted Short Hills Village district ordinance includes roofing and siding in its review provisions; it does not say every Short Hills house is designated or every maintenance job is exempt.
The listing remarks describe ground floor living, while the structured Style field says Multi Floor Unit. Verify the actual unit layout, entrance and written rights instead of guessing which description controls.
It only reports no matches to that provider filter in the checked scope. Ask about the individual property and documents; missing or incomplete tagging can omit relevant homes.
Do not assume so. The township’s ordinary resale guidance calls for smoke certification and checking open permits, even though it says a resale CO is not required. Have the relevant offices and your attorney confirm the actual transfer requirements.
Tell GT which home, route and timing you are considering. Include the home you may sell so the two decisions can fit together.
Continue browsing the Essex County search or compare the live Wayne home guide. Nearby Maplewood and Livingston can be useful comparisons, but their unfinished public pages are not presented as live links here.
Reviewed October 20, 2026: native public listing records and City suggestions; township parking and resale FAQ; adopted Short Hills Village district ordinance; Millburn school registration, residency, street zones and grade chart; NJ TRANSIT station records; Essex County Parks; NJDOE; DCA’s 2025 municipal tax workbook; and Census 2020 to 2024 housing context. Listing fields and office instructions may change. This guide is not legal, tax, building, school placement or financing advice.
