The natural next step up from Nutley — arts-and-dining energy, gaslit historic streets, both on a weekday direct rail line into Manhattan.
Montclair is the deep end of the pool — 38 of 45 July closings sold over ask, spread across a big, varied housing stock that still can’t keep up with buyers riding the direct line into Manhattan.
Glen Ridge is smaller and tighter still. Every single home that closed in July went over asking — 11 for 11. A town of gaslit streets and a hard cap on new inventory doesn’t leave sellers much reason to negotiate.
If you own here, the reval is the variable actually worth planning around. It doesn’t change what your home is worth — it changes what you’re taxed on. Worth understanding before the letter shows up, not after.
NJ Transit’s Montclair-Boonton line runs direct into Hoboken and Midtown on weekdays; Glen Ridge shares the same line one stop over. Weekend service is reduced and can require a transfer — check the current schedule before you assume a weekend one-seat ride.
Montclair mixes eclectic Victorians, Craftsman bungalows, and newer construction across dozens of distinct neighborhoods. Glen Ridge is a compact, architecturally protected historic district — gaslit streets, few teardowns.
Montclair’s Bloomfield Avenue corridor is one of North Jersey’s real arts-and-dining strips. Glen Ridge keeps it small — a walkable Ridgewood Avenue village center built around the train station.
Essex County ordered Montclair’s first full revaluation since 2018. It re-slices the same tax levy across every property — some go up, some come down. Read the full breakdown →
Redfin started showing daycare and preschool options on every listing in August 2026 (via a new partnership with Winnie) — recognition that housing and childcare together can eat over half a family’s income in expensive markets nationally. I don’t have a verified Montclair or Glen Ridge childcare directory built yet, so the honest move is the same one I’d take with pricing: check real, current options at Winnie or NJ’s state-licensed provider search before you commit to a block.
I’ll pull your block’s real closed sales and show you where your home sits today — and what the 2028 reval could mean for your taxes.