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Neighborhood Information
Plainsboro is a desirable residential community. The Township offers a blend of suburban and rural atmospheres influenced as much by its expansive farmland and open space as by its proximity to Princeton and its midway location between Philadelphia and New York City. It is within an hour’s drive to the Atlantic Ocean, as well as to the rolling hills of North Jersey. The Township is 11.8 square miles with a population slightly over 20,000. Located in the southern section of Middlesex County, Plainsboro borders the Townships of Princeton, West Windsor and East Windsor in Mercer County and the Townships of Cranbury and South Brunswick in Middlesex County. Plainsboro is noted as a premier location for major corporate and research facilities. Renter-occupied housing is 56% of total housing.
The Township of Princeton covers an area of 16.25 square miles in the heart of central New Jersey in Mercer Township. The 2000 census stated the population of Princeton Township to be 16,027. A substantial portion of the property of Princeton University lies within the borders of the Township as does the property of the Institute for Advanced Study. While no major arteries directly touch the Township, it is dissected by US Highway Route 206; and there is ready access to US Highway Route 1, the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway and Amtrak and New Jersey Transit which provide direct rail services to New York and Philadelphia.
In general, Princeton Township is an open semi-wooded community of substantial homes and is an example of sound suburban development. There is also one shopping center, several other shopping areas of smaller size, some office research and services areas and a large amount of preserved open space. Renter-occupied housing units is 51% of total housing.
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