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The Township of Millburn, which includes the prestigious residential community of Short Hills, is located in the southwest corner of Essex County and covers about 10 square miles. It is 20 miles west of New York City and is approximately 35-40 minutes by express train to New York Penn Station and a quick 15-20 minutes from Newark Liberty International Airport.
Character
 Millburn Downtown is unique in that it offers upscale, high-end, Fifth Avenue shopping along with quaint small town traditional shops. The downtown and local shopping areas offer a variety of unique specialty shops, service based businesses, and professional offices. Its residential community boasts magnificent homes and delightful winding roads giving it a unique charm hardly equaled anywhere.
Schools
The school district is made up of four elementary schools, a middle school with grades 5 through 8 and a four year high school. New Jersey Monthly magazine has consistently ranked the school system among the top 5 in the state, and in 2008 the magazine ranked it #1 in New Jersey. Millburn schools also receive a national ranking as having one of the most academically challenging high schools in the courntry. In addition there are two co-educational private day schools in Short Hills and a parochial school which serves the elementary grades.
Places of Worship
A diverse community of many faiths served by Mt. Zion AME, First Baptist Church of Millburn, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Community Congregational, Christ Church of Short Hills, St. Stephen's Episcopal, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Wyoming Presbyterian Church, St. Rose of Lime Roman Catholic, Temple B'nai Jeshrun and Congregation B'nai Israel.
Something Special
The Township offers a wide variety of recreational programs including a Community Pool and a par 3 golf course. In addition, there are many fine restaurants, a movie theater, the Short Hills Hilton, The Mall at Short Hills and a wide variety of cultural venues, including the renowned Paper Mill Playhouse (the state theater of New Jersey), and the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary.
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