New Jersey Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Morris Plains, New Jersey

Population: 5,236

Located in Morris County

Rich in historic lore and tradition, Morris Plains today combines natural beauty and pleasant suburban living with proximity to metropolitan surroundings. Its rolling landscape is dotted with lakes and rivers.

Much of its beauty has been protected and preserved in order to set aside and develop land for leisure time and recreational use. Included are outdoor education centers, a marina, golf courses, a riding stable, indoor ice skating arena, cultural center, arboretums, and numerous types of hiking, cycling, wildflower and nature trails.

Since the turn of the century, the character of industry in Morris Plains has changed from iron mining to research, pharmaceuticals and light manufacturing. In the same period, the character of the land itself has changed from agricultural to residential. Beautiful homes and gardens predominate, both in housing developments, many of them located on the estates of former millionaires, to small country estates. New construction, residential, commercial and industrial, is constant. There are large numbers of garden type apartments and condominiums, both in the towns and the countryside.

New Jersey Transit, the former Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Morris Plains on a daily basis. In addition, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Morristown & Erie Railroad and the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad is accessible to residents. A bus service links the Morris Plains to the all the major metropolitan regions.

Morris Plains offers the best of all worlds, many housing types and prices; many different activities; quick transportation anywhere in the New Jersey region and a small town feel not far from the main cities of New Jersey and New York.