Newark, NJ

North Ironbound

Neighborhood Overview

Buy:
$299K - $2.85M
For Sale on Trulia:
52 homes
Rent:
$620 - $4.75K
For Rent on Trulia:
277 homes
To Downtown Newark:
3 minutes
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What Locals Say about North Ironbound

At least 522 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 78 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 78 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 77 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 72 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 60 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 57 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 53 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 53 % Say kids play outside

  • 51 % Say car is needed

  • 49 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 44 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 43 % Say people would walk alone at night

  • 42 % Say there are community events

  • 41 % Say it's quiet

  • 32 % Say there's wildlife

  • 31 % Say parking is easy

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  • Elvita Battles
    "Easy I live 10 minutes from my job . But afternoon traffic is brutal I hate it and people from NJ can drive !!!! But hey it’s Jersey make the best of any situation you have to living here lol . If you from Jersey you know specifically Newark."
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  • Sharrifah Jefferson
    "There are really decent schools in area friendly neighborhood and it a beautiful community to allow ur children to grow up"
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  • Andres.franco1761
    "There are not too many places for dogs to play and to go relieve themselves other than the pathways "
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  • Amanda Bush
    "They like having sidewalks and don’t like all te traffic. Would not like how much trash is on the street"
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  • Bernicealvarado75
    "I have great access to all public transportation. I feel relatively safe when I get home especially now that there are a multiple police outside of Penn Station. "
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  • Hugo Segovia
    "I work in New York City and commuting is very wasn’t and convenient. I can get home within 20 or 30 minutes from World Trade Center. "
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  • Josiasfrancois926
    "They have to clean up after their dogs at all given time and they may not like the fines and penalties that come with breaking the rules and regulations."
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  • Trulia User
    "Sense of family and community. Multigenerational and multicultural. Diverse and great dining. Central and well connected to transportation. "
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  • Trulia User
    "great community and peaceful area , great access to everything including pen station , great restaurants and food supermarket "
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  • Trulia User
    "Great parks, excellent restaurants. Friendly people. Close public transportation. It is Pet friendly. "
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  • Trulia User
    " Resturant’s and easy commute to nyc with path and nj transit close by. Up and coming for sure lots of new development"
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  • Alana P.
    "I have lived in the Irobound around thirty seven years. The place has changed. It is very congested with cars. New buildings are going up so in year's to come the congestion will be far greater. Parking is an absolute nightmare."
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  • Trulia User
    "I lived in this neighborhood for a couple years its an okay neighborhood if you're Portuguese or brazilian."
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  • Trulia User
    "the restaurants, nightlife,stores everywhere,park around the corner,schools are up the street,Bodega on every corner,prudential center is 1 mile away,njpac is 1.5 miles away "
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  • Trulia User
    "I lived here all my life since 1994. In the same house. Everything is walking distance and it’s a great area to live and socialize with so many restaurants nearby. "
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  • Trulia User
    "Always a lot of heavy traffic in the area. Even to get to one end of town to the other. The congestions makes it very hard to maneuver through town."
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  • Trulia User
    "Great neighborhood with great restaurants. People are friendly and it is very close to New York City."
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  • Trulia User
    "This neighborhood is a good neighborhood for children. Clean and safe with numerous parks in the area to keep your kids busy. "
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  • Trulia User
    "I’ve been here for over 10 years. Very convenient for New York commuters. Great restaurants in the area."
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  • Trulia User
    "Penn station is in walking distance easy access to busses, trains and taxis. 5 min from Newark airport. "
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  • Trulia User
    "the good things living in newark is because everything is near. you dont need a car mostly of the time"
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  • Trulia User
    "There are many families, there are great parks, restaurants, 3 blocks away from pen station and prudential center. Very good grammar school 1/2 block away and good public high school."
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  • Trulia User
    "Horrible a lot of traffic and roads are full of pot holes , all the taxes that we pay and they can’t even fix simple things as pot holes. "
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  • Nelson T.
    "Parking is the worst part of living in the Ironbound. Great restaurants and location. Some city services are awful like garbage pick up but improving. "
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  • Anthony C.
    "there are a lot of dogs, many are friendly but can be a bit noisy. Overall the owners pick after them."
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  • Kittykreole
    "Lots of bars and restaurants in the neighborhood. Which means a higher rate of car accidents, possibly due to alcohol consumption. But it’s one of the safest areas in Newark in terms of homicide, gang activity, gun violence, etc. "
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  • Manuel A.
    "My neighborhood has amazing public transportation to go anywhere you want at any time of the day or night "
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  • Dyeanne1967
    "The variety of restaurants , bakeries, and bars, parks are clean, only downfall Parking is horrible. "
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  • Jaimie M.
    "Ironbound is a good area to live with lots of stores and many different types of food as in restaurants bar and night life. "
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  • Bby G.
    "Most people that own dogs complain about tiger owners, although in this neighborhood they are the ones that don’t pick after their dogs."
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  • Anthony L.
    "Lots of places to eat and the people are nice. I feel safe walking the streets during the daytime "
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  • Dr. S. M.
    "open spaces and parks are not hard to find. a walkers dream. great location VERY near transit. "
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  • Bruna D. S. F.
    "Too many trash on the streets and chicken bones. If your dog uses to pick up bones from the street, you’re get stressed out just like me."
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  • Rodriguezkarina
    "There are many places to visit with the family in our neighborhood. Severals parks for the kids to enjoy"
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  • Caroline C.
    "The sense of community, the proximity to everything, from shops to restaurants to the major highways, Ironbound is up and coming! And I LOVE It here "
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