Colonia
- Suburb in New Jersey
Suburb
Colonia
- grade AOverall Grade
- Suburb in New Jersey
- Rating 3.78 out of 5 55 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B+
- Crime & Safetygrade unavailable
- Housinggrade C+
- Nightlifegrade B+
- Good for Familiesgrade A
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade B minus
- Cost of Livinggrade C+
- Health & Fitnessgrade A
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$381,600
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,750
National
$1,163Area Feel
Sparse Suburban
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade unavailable
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- AssaultNo data availablenational 282.7
- MurderNo data availablenational 6.1
- RapeNo data availablenational 40.7
- RobberyNo data availablenational 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- BurglaryNo data availablenational 500.1
- TheftNo data availablenational 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle TheftNo data availablenational 284
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Working in Colonia
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$109,331
National
$69,021Places to Work in Colonia
Top Public Schools Serving Colonia
- grade A+
Union County Magnet High School
- Rating 4.02 out of 5 143 reviews
- grade A+
Academy for Information Technology
- Rating 4.09 out of 5 122 reviews
- grade A+
Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Technologies
- Rating 3.51 out of 5 47 reviews
- grade A+
Academy for Allied Health Science
- Rating 4.29 out of 5 133 reviews
- grade A+
Union County Vocational-Technical High School
- Rating 4.05 out of 5 252 reviews
Top Private Schools Near Colonia
- grade A+
The Wardlaw + Hartridge School
- Rating 4.31 out of 5 86 reviews
- grade A+
Mount Saint Mary Academy
- Rating 4.37 out of 5 183 reviews
- grade A+
Overlake Preparatory Academy
- Rating 5 out of 5 6 reviews
- grade A+
Saint Joseph: A College Preparatory School
- Rating 3.97 out of 5 105 reviews
- grade A+
Timothy Christian School
- Rating 3.98 out of 5 86 reviews
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Colonia Reviews
Rating 3.78 out of 5 55 reviews
Colonia is a decent neighborhood with many local stores and parks. Colonia high school recently made national news for a cancer cluster linking the school to a rare brain tumor that could be caused by on-going radiation exposure and the school still has not chosen to go remote. My little sister currently attends the school and I am a previous student, it is concerning as they spent almost 300,000 dollars on immediate radiation testing while children are still being forced to attend in person. Safety is obviously not top priority, we have signs throughout the town to lock your car at night due to so many car break in's and the perpetrators not being caught or investigate, instead it is the victims fault for not locking their car in their own driveway at their own home.
The main thing I love about Colonia is the location. While living here I'm able to be really close to other big towns like Rahway, Clark, Edison, and Westfield. So I'm able to go to the Menlo Mall in Edison and go to the Clark Commons all within ten minutes!
I have lived here my entire life and went to public schools in town (Colonia Middle and High Schools). It is pretty mediocre and average for a suburb. There’s not much to do in terms of nightlife or really anything that fun. I always found myself going to nearby towns to do fun things during high school and being home from college was always boring for this reason. In terms of diversity, the population is diverse but there is a serious racism issue in many of the residents. This was quite apparent at the high school and how they handled bullying and hate crimes that occurred there.