The borough of Sayreville NJ is located on the southern bank of the Raritan River on 18.7 square miles, approximately 24 miles southwest of Lower Manhattan and 50 miles northeast of Philadelphia.
Sayreville has a very nice variety of housing options, good schools and a location that is convenient to transportation and shopping. The Garden State Parkway runs through Sayreville giving residents quick access to the northern cities of Hoboken, Jersey City and New York City. Staten Island is just a short drive over the Outer Bridge from Sayreville. This makes Sayreville a favorite of residents in Staten Island who are interested in buying a home in New Jersey but don't want to be to far from where they grew up. Going South from Sayreville will get you to the New Jersey beach towns very quickly. Sayreville touches the Raritan Bay to the East. Raritan Bay offers many recreational options including boating, fishing, water skiing and access to New York Harbor.
Home prices in Sayreville are mostly in the moderate range for today's real estate market. Most home sales in Sayreville are re-sales which include Single Family Homes, Condominiums and Townhouses. There are also some multi-family homes available in Sayreville but they are not plentiful. Demand for housing in Sayreville is good so homes tend to sell relativity quickly when a home is priced right. Overall, considering Sayreville's home values & taxes, affordability is quite reasonable.
The vast majority of homes in Sayreville have natural gas for heat and are connected to Sayreville's public sewer and water systems.
As of the 2010 Census Sayreville's population was 42,704, an increase of 2,327 (+5.8%) from the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 5,391 (+15.4%) from the 1990 Census.
Sayreville's master redevelopment plan of the area was finalized in 2012. The plan in Sayreville is to create a mixed use development which includes a luxury mall with 1,200,000 square feet of space, 620,000 square feet of luxury shopping, entertainment, restaurants and groceries, a 200,000 square feet Bass Pro Shops, a 700,000 square feet regional power center, 1,400 apartments and 600 homes, along with waterfront dining, hotels and office space.
The community has a Skate Park, located in Kennedy Park, for skaters and bikers all around New Jersey, which has attracted numerous action sport competitions.
The Sayreville Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
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