West Windsor

Over the past few years, West Windsor has received national recognition from Forbes as the 15th most affluent neighborhood in the United States and from AOL/Neighborhood Scout as the best place to raise children. Safe neighborhoods, great education, and beautiful landscapes, all of it can be found in West Windsor Township, New Jersey.

Local Attractions

The great outdoors is a featured attraction of West Windsor. The 2,500-acre Mercer County Park has numerous athletic fields, hiking and bicycle trails, dog parks, an ice skating center, and Mercer Lake, which can be used for boating, crew rowing, and fishing. Mercer County Community College not only offers educational opportunities for students of all ages, but boasts many successful sports teams for local residents to cheer on, including basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer.

Education and Schools

The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District consists of six elementary, two middle and two high schools. Both West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North and South have been ranked among the top public high schools in the state of New Jersey.

Real Estate Information

The average home sale price in West Windsor is just over $500,000, with some homes as low as $300,000 and some as high as $1 million or more. Many of these homes are newer than 30 years old, while others were built around the 1920s or as far back as the late 1800s. The median household income for this township of 28,000 people is $137,265.