Name: Central Ward
Address: Newark

About the neighborhood

Central Ward boasts excellent public transit accessibility, featuring numerous rapid transit stations including the Newark - Harrison Shuttle Train and Newark Light Rail, as well as around 40 nearby bus lines. Proximity to highways such as I-280 also offers convenient car transportation options. The neighborhood provides easy access to both public and private schools at multiple levels, ensuring various educational choices. Abundant grocery stores and diverse restaurants and cafes contribute to vibrant dining and shopping experiences. Branford Place serves as a lively hub, while nearby parks offer green spaces for outdoor relaxation. Housing options include a mix of large and small apartment buildings, duplexes, and townhouses with one or two bedrooms available.

Characteristics

Transportation

This part of the city presents house buyers with several alternative modes of transportation. A majority of the homes for sale in this part of the city are located in areas that are very suitable for those who travel as pedestrians; most common errands can be run without the use of a vehicle, and various businesses are particularly close at hand. However, bicycling is at times difficult in this community since the bicycling infrastructure is not particularly extensive, and there is a significant amount of hills. Central Ward is home to excellent public transit service by reason of many nearby rapid transit stations on the Newark - Harrison Shuttle Train and Newark Light Rail, and approximately 40 nearby bus lines. Driving is also a good means of transportation in Central Ward. Many real estate listings are a short car ride from the closest highway, such as I-280.

Services

In Central Ward, locals will almost always be able to get to primary as well as high schools as pedestrians. Besides public schools, there are also private schools at both the elementary and secondary school level. Regarding eating, a general and a specialty grocery store is always only a very short pedestrian trip away in Central Ward. Additionally, owing to over 300 restaurants and approximately 40 coffee shops, this community is a very good place in which to go out to eat. It is also straightforward to get to a variety of clothing stores as a pedestrian, for example on Market Street.

Character

Central Ward is a great area for those who enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities. It is easy to find lively streets in this area. Despite the fact that there are few nearby entertainment venues, there are a large number of people around most of the time, and with its approximately 30 bars, there are options for nighttime activities. Broad Street is among the most animated streets in this community. This area also features almost no greenery; however, parks are very well-located and there are over 50 of them nearby for residents to discover, making them easy to access.

Car friendly5.4

Arteries nearby, but traffic congestion and parking problems are possible

Cycling friendly5.0

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly9.2

All day-to-day needs are within a few minutes' walk

Transit friendly10.0

Near a wide variety of rapid transit and/or frequent bus lines

Restaurants8.8

Wide variety of restaurants within a few minutes’ walk

Groceries9.2

Exceptional variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk