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Greenwood Lake Turnpike through wooded Highlands in West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey

Locations · New Jersey

West Milford

Northern New Jersey highland peer near Verona and Kearny — quiet lake-and-woods living on the family map.

Photo: Famartin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0. Official municipal seal not shown — rights not cleared.

About this town

Highlands lakes and forest — northern New Jersey space, farther errands than Wayne.

West Milford is Highlands lake-and-forest living in northern New Jersey — a large township with outdoor character, quieter than Wayne’s mall corridors. Hold it when you want space and trees while still comparing family drives toward Verona and Kearny.

From the town center, Verona Town Hall at 600 Bloomfield Avenue is about 41.1 minutes and 29.5 miles. Kearny Town Hall at 402 Kearny Avenue is about 53.0 minutes and 38.0 miles. These are light-traffic times, not rush hour.

Why this town

Why consider it

West Milford is Highlands lake-and-forest living in northern New Jersey — large township, outdoor character, quieter than Wayne’s mall corridors. Hold it when you want space and trees while still comparing family drives toward Verona and Kearny.

Honest tradeoffs

Errands and hospital runs stretch longer than in Wayne or Pompton Lakes. Not a 55+ ranch corridor like Berkeley. Winter driving and distance to everyday shopping are real tradeoffs for an independent driver.

Fit cues

  • Homes in a 55+ community: No Ocean-style 55+ ranch depth — Highlands residential and lake stock
  • Doctors and errands: Longer to Chilton and grocery than Wayne / Pompton Lakes
  • Drives to family: Northern New Jersey — Verona closer than Ocean County, farther than Wayne
  • Shore or inland: Inland Highlands — lakes and forest

Getting around

How you'll get around

You will drive through the Highlands. Union Valley Road and Greenwood Lake Turnpike, County Route 511, are long wooded drives. Newfoundland and Route 23 connect to the south. Drives to Verona and Kearny take longer than from Wayne or Pompton Lakes, so leave extra time. Chilton Medical Center is the hospital to the north, and the drive from the town hall is longer.

Homes

Homes within your monthly target

Nothing for sale in West Milford fits your monthly target today where you would own the home and the land.

Shopping

Everyday errands

ShopRite of West Milford

23 Marshall Hill Road, West Milford, NJ 07480

About 1 minute from the municipal building at 1480 Union Valley Road, with no traffic. Traffic adds time.

The Fresh Grocer

130 Skyline Drive, Ringwood, NJ 07456

About 15 minutes from the municipal building at 1480 Union Valley Road, with no traffic. Traffic adds time. In Ringwood. This store replaced the Stop and Shop at the same address.

ShopRite Pharmacy of West Milford

23 Marshall Hill Road, West Milford, NJ 07480

The pharmacy is inside the ShopRite on Marshall Hill Road. About 1 minute from the municipal building at 1480 Union Valley Road, with no traffic. Traffic adds time. Call ahead for pharmacy hours.

Walgreens

1502 Union Valley Road, West Milford, NJ 07480

On Union Valley Road, near the municipal building.

West Milford Pharmacy

1495 Union Valley Road, West Milford, NJ 07480

On Union Valley Road, near the municipal building. An independent pharmacy.

NetCost Market Paramus

221 Route 4, Paramus, NJ 07652

A Russian and Eastern European supermarket. About 40 minutes and about 28 miles from the municipal building at 1480 Union Valley Road, with no traffic. Traffic adds time.

Health Care

Medical facilities nearby

Chilton Medical Center

97 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444

About 28 minutes from the municipal building at 1480 Union Valley Road, with no traffic. Traffic adds time. This hospital is in Pompton Plains.

Good Samaritan Hospital

255 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901

About 28 minutes from the municipal building at 1480 Union Valley Road, with no traffic. Traffic adds time. This hospital is in Suffern, New York.

St. Anthony Community Hospital

15 Maple Avenue, Warwick, NY 10990

About 25 minutes from the municipal building at 1480 Union Valley Road, with no traffic. Traffic adds time. This hospital is in Warwick, New York.

Skylands Urgent Care

1499 Union Valley Road, West Milford, NJ 07480

On Union Valley Road, near the municipal building. We do not have a checked drive time for this clinic. Call the office and ask about Medicare.

Atlantic Medical Group Primary Care at Pompton Lakes

17 Wanaque Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442

About 25 minutes from the municipal building at 1480 Union Valley Road, with no traffic. Traffic adds time. The office is in Pompton Lakes, not in West Milford. Call the office and ask about Medicare.

We show the place and the drive. Your Medicare plan decides which doctors you can use.

Dining

Places to eat

The Vreeland Store

1383 Macopin Road, West Milford, NJ 07480

Historic general-store café with Greenwood Lake Coffee and a stocked bakery case — your West Milford morning hangout.

Vacca's Pizza and Deli

396 N Lake Shore Dr, Hewitt, NJ 07421

Deli sandwiches and Italian groceries on North Lake Shore — thin-town sandwich stop when you want more than pizza.

Mia's Ice-Cream

1614 Union Valley Rd Ste O, West Milford, NJ 07480

West Milford scoop shop — same family creamery as Bloomingdale for your lakes-town ice cream night.

DeMarco's Pizzeria & Restaurant

1926 Union Valley Rd, Hewitt, NJ 07421

Italian food and pizza for Hewitt / West Milford — Union Valley everyday pick.