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Moving to Woodbridge, NJ
$470,000Median listing price
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About Woodbridge
Woodbridge Township is a township in northeastern Middlesex County, New Jersey, nicknamed "The Crossroads of New Jersey" (per Wikipedia, read September 24, 2026). Its 2020 census population was 103,639, making it the fifth-most-populous municipality in the state.
Home prices in Woodbridge
The median listing price in Woodbridge is $470,000.
Top places in Woodbridge
- Metropark station (Northeast Corridor and Amtrak).
- Woodbridge station (North Jersey Coast Line).
- Avenel station (North Jersey Coast Line).
- Woodbridge Center (major regional mall).
- Heards Brook Park — "the most preferred tourist attraction in Woodbridge" (wooded trails, picnic tables, views of the brook).
- Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve — 67 acres along the Woodbridge River.
- Woodbridge High School.
- The Main Street/Amboy Avenue downtown.
Commuting from Woodbridge
- Three in-township train stations. Metropark is served by NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line (7th-highest average weekday boardings of any NJ Transit station in 2025, at 3,702) and by Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains to Newark Penn, New York Penn, Philadelphia, Washington, and Boston; Avenel and Woodbridge stations are on the North Jersey Coast Line (per Wikipedia's Woodbridge page, read September 24, 2026). Metropark–New York Penn is commonly 35–50 minutes (approximate).
- NJ Transit buses serve the Port Authority Bus Terminal on the 115 and 116 routes (per Wikipedia's Woodbridge page, read September 24, 2026).
- Driving to Midtown via the Garden State Parkway/Route 9 and the Turnpike is approximately 40–75 minutes depending on traffic (approximate).
Woodbridge FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Woodbridge, NJ?
The median listing price in Woodbridge is $470,000. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 24, 2026 - How is the commute from Woodbridge, NJ?
Three in-township train stations. Metropark is served by NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line (7th-highest average weekday boardings of any NJ Transit station in 2025, at 3,702) and by Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains to Newark Penn, New York Penn, Philadelphia, Washington, and Boston; Avenel and Woodbridge stations are on the North Jersey Coast Line (per Wikipedia's Woodbridge page, read September 24, 2026). Metropark–New York Penn is commonly 35–50 minutes (approximate).
Town links
Schools
Transit
Official town resources. School report cards via the New Jersey Department of Education.