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Moving to Edison, NJ
$675,000Median listing price
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About Edison
Edison is a township in Middlesex County, in Central New Jersey's Raritan Valley (per Wikipedia, read September 24, 2026), and the state's sixth-most-populous municipality with a 2020 census population of 107,588.
Home prices in Edison
The median listing price in Edison is $675,000.
Top places in Edison
- Edison NJ Transit station (Northeast Corridor).
- Menlo Park Mall.
- Oak Tree Road "Little India" corridor (restaurants and shopping).
- Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park and the Edison Memorial Tower.
- Roosevelt Park — the oldest park in the Middlesex County park system (est. 1917), with Roosevelt Park Lake.
- Oak Tree Pond — site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Short Hills.
- Dismal Swamp conservation area.
- Edison State Park.
Commuting from Edison
- Edison station (South Edison) serves the Northeast Corridor Line with NJ Transit northbound to Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station, southbound to Trenton (per Wikipedia's Edison page, read September 24, 2026). Riders in North Edison are closer to Metropark station (Iselin, Woodbridge Township) or Metuchen station (per Wikipedia's Edison page, read September 24, 2026). Edison/Metropark to New York Penn is commonly 45–60 minutes (approximate).
- NJ Transit buses serve Elizabeth (48) and local routes 801, 804, 805, 810, 813, 814, 819 (per Wikipedia's Edison page, read September 24, 2026).
- The township sits at the junction of I-287, the Turnpike, Route 1, Route 27, and Route 440; driving to Midtown is approximately 45–80 minutes depending on traffic (approximate). Newark Liberty International Airport is about 25 miles away, a 30–45 minute drive (per Wikipedia's Edison page, read September 24, 2026).
Edison FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Edison, NJ?
The median listing price in Edison is $675,000. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 24, 2026 - How is the commute from Edison, NJ?
Edison station (South Edison) serves the Northeast Corridor Line with NJ Transit northbound to Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station, southbound to Trenton (per Wikipedia's Edison page, read September 24, 2026). Riders in North Edison are closer to Metropark station (Iselin, Woodbridge Township) or Metuchen station (per Wikipedia's Edison page, read September 24, 2026). Edison/Metropark to New York Penn is commonly 45–60 minutes (approximate).
Town links
Schools
Transit
Official town resources. School report cards via the New Jersey Department of Education.