What kinds of homes are in Montville Township, NJ?

Name: Types of homes in Montville Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Montville Township, NJ has 8,602 (±353) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 462 homes per square mile of land.

66.2% are detached single-family houses.

1.8% are in buildings of two to four units.

13.7% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 8,602 (±353)
Detached houses: 66.2%
2–4 unit buildings: 1.8%
5+ unit buildings: 13.7%

Homes in Montville Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Montville Township	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	66.2% (±3.6 points)	65.1%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	18.2% (±2.7 points)	8.6%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	1.0% (±0.6 points)	3.5%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.8% (±0.7 points)	3.4%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.3% (±1.4 points)	3.7%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	3.7% (±1.3 points)	5.0%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	7.7% (±3.1 points)	10.5%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.3%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Montville Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Morris County (19.2%).

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

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

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Montville Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Montville Township	—	13.7% (±3.6 points)	—
Lake Hiawatha	2.5 mi	37.3% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Boonton Town	2.6 mi	8.8% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Park Borough	3.0 mi	20.5% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfield Township (Essex County)	3.5 mi	17.8% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Boonton Township	3.7 mi	0.3% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Parsippany	4.4 mi	40.7% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Pequannock Township	4.4 mi	30.5% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Mountain Lakes Borough	4.6 mi	0.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Boonton Township, NJ (0.3%), Mountain Lakes Borough, NJ (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lake Hiawatha, NJ (37.3%), Parsippany, NJ (40.7%), Pequannock Township, NJ (30.5%).

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 Morris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
14	Rockaway Township	18.5% (±3.0 points)
15	Dover Town	18.1% (±4.9 points)
16	Netcong Borough	17.6% (±5.8 points)
17	Butler Borough	17.2% (±5.0 points)
18	Hanover Township	17.1% (±5.2 points)
19	Madison Borough	15.5% (±3.5 points)
20	Montville Township	13.7% (±3.6 points)
21	Denville Township	12.6% (±3.8 points)
22	Chester Borough	11.4% (±4.5 points)
23	Randolph Township	10.1% (±2.5 points)
24	Roxbury Township	9.9% (±3.3 points)
25	Boonton Town	8.8% (±3.9 points)
26	Morris Township	8.7% (±1.7 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Morris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Montville Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Pine Brook, Towaco.

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 Montville Township

How many homes are in Montville Township?

Montville Township, NJ has an estimated 8,602 (±353) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Montville Township houses or apartments?

66.2% are detached houses and 18.2% attached houses, while 15.5% are in buildings of two or more units.

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

1.8% of homes in Montville 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 — Montville township, Morris 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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