about montclair

Montclair, New Jersey is located 12 miles from New York City in Essex County. Many New Yorkers move to Montclair when they outgrow their New York City and Brooklyn apartments and are in search of an excellent education for their children. People who grow up here come back.

Montclair is known for its racial, cultural and socio-economic diversity. It attracts a large number of artists, journalists and media professionals, among other hardworking people. Celebrities Yogi Berra, Steven Colbert, Bobbi Brown, and Jonathan Alter make their home in Montclair. The median income for a family is $96,252. Montclairís Art in the Park attracts neighbors from surrounding towns like Maplewood, South Orange, Short Hills and Millburn, among others.

If you would like to more about our town, our people and our commitment of to the arts, here are some useful Internet links:
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, writes about Montclair @:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montclair,_New_Jersey

The official Montclair Township website:
http://montclairnjusa.org/index.php

The Montclair Art Museum website:
http://www.montclair-art.com/

Baristanet is the Montclair site for hyper-local blogging and online citizen journalism:
http://www.baristanetnj.com/