Cranford, New Jersey

About Cranford

Cranford is a small unincorporated community in northeastern New Jersey.

Cranford holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.34 square miles.

📰 Cranford News Today

• Cranford High School Jumps More Than 200 Spots in National Ranking TAPinto · Aug 18
• More than 100 box turtles dumped along riverbank in New Jersey ABC7 New York · Jul 31
• Police Investigating Potential ‘Illegal Wildlife Trade’ After Over 100 Turtles Abandoned Near N.J. River people.com · Aug 5
• Democrats pick Gallo and Burke in Cranford New Jersey Globe · Jun 2
• Fundraiser Launched After Fatal Route 22 Crash Kills Cranford Cyclist Patch · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cranford Unique

• The only place in America named Cranford — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cranford

• Applebee's — american
• Blaze Pizza — pizza
• Hayaku Japanese Hibachi — japanese
• Hunan Wok — chinese
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• 100 Steps
• Ambeli Greek
• Avenue East — asian
• Bel Giardino — pizza
• Big Apple Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Crane-Phillips House · Museum
• Art e Vino Studio · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cranford

• 9/11 Memorial Park reviews ★
• Buchanan Park reviews ★
• Girl Scout Park reviews ★
• Hampton Park reviews ★
• Hansen Park reviews ★
• Lincoln Park reviews ★
• McConnell Park reviews ★
• Memorial Park reviews ★
• Nomahegan Park reviews ★
• Sherman Park reviews ★
• Sperry Park reviews ★
• Sperry Park (North Section) reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cranford

• Bloomingdale Avenue School
• Brookside Place School
• Cranford High School
• Hillside Avenue School
• Livingston Avenue School
• Orange Avenue School
• Walnut Avenue School
• Winfield Township

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cranford

🏘️ Nearby Communities