What kinds of homes are in Montclair Township, NJ?

Name: Types of homes in Montclair Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Montclair Township, NJ has 16,521 (±487) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 2,648 homes per square mile of land.

49.8% are detached single-family houses.

19.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

28.1% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 16,521 (±487)
Detached houses: 49.8%
2–4 unit buildings: 19.1%
5+ unit buildings: 28.1%

Homes in Montclair Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Montclair Township	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	49.8% (±2.4 points)	33.3%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	3.0% (±1.1 points)	7.4%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	10.5% (±1.6 points)	14.1%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	8.6% (±1.6 points)	13.8%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	6.9% (±1.6 points)	5.8%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	5.3% (±1.1 points)	5.6%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	15.9% (±2.0 points)	19.7%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.2%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Montclair Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Essex County (31.1%).

It is also higher than in New Jersey (21.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Montclair Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Montclair Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Montclair Township	—	28.1% (±2.8 points)	—
Glen Ridge Borough	1.4 mi	10.1% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Bloomfield Township	1.7 mi	27.2% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Brookdale	1.7 mi	3.0% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Verona Township	1.8 mi	24.6% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cedar Grove Township	2.5 mi	12.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Watsessing	2.7 mi	50.0% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Nutley Township	2.9 mi	18.8% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Great Notch	3.2 mi	23.7% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Glen Ridge Borough, NJ (10.1%), Brookdale, NJ (3.0%), Cedar Grove Township, NJ (12.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Watsessing, NJ (50.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Orange	50.1% (±5.6 points)
2	East Orange	49.3% (±3.7 points)
3	Caldwell Borough	44.3% (±8.7 points)
4	Irvington Township	38.2% (±4.2 points)
5	Newark	36.0% (±1.4 points)
6	South Orange Village	31.4% (±4.1 points)
7	Montclair Township	28.1% (±2.8 points)
8	Bloomfield Township	27.2% (±3.0 points)
9	Verona Township	24.6% (±4.3 points)
10	Belleville Township	22.8% (±3.1 points)
11	West Orange Township	19.3% (±2.9 points)
12	Nutley Township	18.8% (±3.5 points)
13	Fairfield Township (Essex County)	17.8% (±9.6 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Montclair Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Upper Montclair.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Montclair Township

How many homes are in Montclair Township?

Montclair Township, NJ has an estimated 16,521 (±487) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Montclair Township houses or apartments?

49.8% are detached houses and 3.0% attached houses, while 47.2% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Montclair Township?

19.1% of homes in Montclair Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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