Homes for Sale in Millburn, NJ

Why buyers and sellers choose Millburn.

Millburn Township, including the Short Hills section, is a 9.6-square-mile Essex County township of roughly 21,700 residents and one of the most prestigious residential markets in New Jersey. The combination of Millburn Township Public Schools (consistently top-ranked in the state), the Mall at Short Hills (one of the highest-grossing luxury malls in the country), the Paper Mill Playhouse, and direct Midtown Direct NJ Transit service from both Millburn and Short Hills stations to Penn Station Manhattan makes Millburn a magnet for upper-income buyers, particularly NYC transplants and finance/professional families. The housing stock reflects it: substantial center-hall colonials, English Tudors, mid-century estates, and a steady pipeline of custom new construction on tear-down lots.

Our Union office at 1915 Morris Avenue works the Millburn / Short Hills market across every transaction type: substantial single-family resales, custom builds, executive relocations, and luxury moves where the buyer pool is genuinely global. Millburn is a market where listing strategy and presentation operate at the highest level.

Millburn NJ homes for sale

Millburn Township's single-family stock breaks into three broad luxury tiers. Entry-level Millburn homes ($1.3M to $1.8M) are typically found in Millburn-proper (07041) around the downtown and train station: substantial center-hall colonials, English Tudors, and turnkey mid-century homes on the more accessible blocks. Mid-market Millburn / Short Hills homes ($2M to $3M) span both ZIPs, with the volume anchor in Short Hills (07078) on larger lots, four-to-five bedroom colonials and updated estates, plus the higher end of Millburn-proper. Higher-end Millburn homes ($4M to $7M+) are Short Hills estates and custom new construction on the marquee streets around Old Short Hills Road, Hartshorn, Glenwood, and near the South Mountain Reservation. A local Millburn realtor who works both ZIPs continuously is critical here; the difference between an executive-relocation-ready $2.5M Short Hills colonial and a similarly priced Millburn-proper Tudor is not something a non-local can price accurately.

Millburn-Short Hills neighborhoods & housing stock

Millburn is best understood as two areas: Millburn proper (around the downtown, train station, and Paper Mill Playhouse) is more accessible and walkable, with substantial colonials and Tudors on tree-lined streets. Short Hills (07078) is the higher-end section, larger estate-style homes, custom-built newer construction, and significantly higher pricing, particularly in the most-requested areas around Old Short Hills Road, Hartshorn, Glenwood, and the streets near the South Mountain Reservation. Buyers often shop both 07041 and 07078 ZIPs simultaneously, same schools, very different price points and lot sizes.

Millburn Township Public Schools, among NJ's best

Millburn Township Public Schools is consistently ranked among the top public school districts in New Jersey and frequently in the top 5-10 nationally. The K-12 system covers 5 elementary schools (Deerfield, Glenwood, Hartshorn, South Mountain, Wyoming), Millburn Middle School, and Millburn High School. MHS regularly sends graduates to top universities and is one of the primary reasons buyers specifically target Millburn-Short Hills over similar-pricing alternatives. Elementary feeder patterns are an important consideration, proximity to a particular elementary school (especially Hartshorn, Deerfield, and Glenwood) carries real value.

Commute, Midtown Direct from two stations

This is one of Millburn's biggest advantages. Both the Millburn station and the Short Hills station offer NJ Transit Midtown Direct service to Penn Station Manhattan, no transfer, in about 35-45 minutes depending on station and express vs local service. The Garden State Parkway is minutes away; Route 78 minutes south. Drive time to Midtown averages 40-50 minutes. The two-station configuration means most Millburn homes are within walking distance of a Penn Station-direct train, which is unusual and explicitly priced into the market.

Millburn home prices, June 2026

Millburn Township closed June 2026 with a $2,537,500 single-family median across 32 closings, up 36.2% year-over-year, one of the largest one-year price gains in Essex County. Homes averaged just 17 days on market and sold at 104.4% of list price, extraordinary pace for a market where the median trade is $2.5M. Volume was flat versus June 2025, but active inventory dropped to 35 listings, a 2.0-month supply, down 10.3% from a year ago. This is a firmly seller-tilted luxury market, and off-market activity remains a meaningful share of $3M+ volume, meaning many trades never appear in the public MLS.

Buyer playbook. With homes going above ask in under three weeks and prices up 36.2% year-over-year, buyers need pre-approval or proof of funds, a clean offer, and the willingness to move within a week on the right home. Bidding wars are common at both the Millburn-proper entry tier ($1.3M to $1.8M) and the Short Hills mid-tier ($2M to $3M). Work with a local Millburn realtor who sees off-market inventory before it hits the MLS; that pipeline is where the best Short Hills estates are actually trading. Seller playbook. Well-prepared Millburn / Short Hills listings are among the strongest sell-side setups in New Jersey right now, but the pricing bar matters. Present cleanly, price to real recent comps in your ZIP and elementary feeder, and expect to hear from multiple buyers in the first week. For the full Union County breakdown, see our June 2026 Union County market report.