Barbara Lawrence

Maplewood, New Jersey truly is a special place to call home. The charm and diversity of its residents are well known throughout the region and nationally – CNN/Money.com recognized the town as one of the best places to live in 2002 as a "compromise for city people who also want good public schools and their own yards. The town has a palpable sense of community… and residents prize its diversity." It’s also just a 30-minute train ride to Manhattan, making Maplewood homes very popular with those who work in the Big Apple.

Homes here are also affordable (by NYC Metro area standards). Reasonably priced homes for Sale in South Orange NJ also help keep this great community within reach of many of its residents, particularly first-time homebuyers. Homes in Maplewood vary in style, from older Victorian-style to Tudors, and from contemporary single-family homes to condominiums and townhomes.

Homes in Maplewood

Purchase one of the many Maplewood homes for sale today and, as you drive along the community’s main thoroughfares, realize that you’re traveling along roads that once were trails used by the Lenape tribes of the Algonquian Native Americans. European settlers (English, Dutch, and French) moved here from the earlier settlements of Hempsted, Long Island and Stamford, Connecticut in about 1675. True history buffs will delight in knowing that these first European settlers came to Maplewood along three trails that correspond roughly to today’s South Orange Avenue, Springfield Avenue and Ridgewood Road.

Whether you’re looking for South Orange NJ homes for sale, a condominium or a new single-residence home, you’ll love this community for its beautiful landscapes and small-town charm. When you’re ready to look for the Maplewood property you’ll call home, I hope you’ll call me, Maplewood Realtor® Barbara Lawrence, to help you. I look forward to speaking with you!