Living in Roselle Park, NJ

Roselle Park Borough and Roselle Borough sit side by side and share a name, but they are separate municipalities with their own governments, budgets and property tax rates. Roselle Park was formed from part of Union Township in 1901. Roselle, directly to the south, was formed from parts of Linden in 1894.

Both names come from the Roselle Land Improvement Company, which in 1866 began building a community around a station on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. When we price or search for a home, we always confirm which borough it is actually in.

Roselle Park was originally part of the West Fields of Elizabethtown and grew quickly as a commuter stop on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. It borders Cranford to the west, Kenilworth and Union to the north, Elizabeth to the east and Roselle to the south.

The borough has an unusual technology history. The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America set up here in 1912, and in late 1921 its facility became home to WDY, the first radio broadcasting station licensed in New Jersey.

Worth knowing: Near the station and along Westfield Avenue, the borough is adding new housing, so we read its redevelopment plans to show you what may be built nearby. And since Roselle shares the name and the southern border, we confirm the municipality and block and lot on every property.

A home worth $450,000 on today's market would pay roughly $11,344 a year at Roselle Park's 2025 effective rate. Your actual bill depends on your assessment, so we pull the real tax record for any home you are considering.

Source: New Jersey Division of Taxation, 2025 general and effective tax rates. Rates are set each year.

Route 28, Westfield Avenue, runs through the middle of the borough. The Garden State Parkway passes just beyond the western boundary, with Exit 137 at Route 28 on the Cranford line and Exit 138 at the Boulevard (County Route 509) in neighboring Kenilworth. The Roselle Park station, at West Lincoln Avenue near Chestnut Street, is on NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line. Most trains run to Newark Penn Station, and a limited number of off peak weekday trains continue directly to New York Penn Station. NJ Transit buses include the 113 to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the 94 to Newark and the 58 between Elizabeth and Kenilworth.

In a borough of about 1.2 square miles, the walk to the train and to Chestnut Street shapes value. We also check what is planned along Westfield Avenue, then talk through your options with you.