We Buy Houses in Bloomfield, New Jersey

Bloomfield's population grew to 53,105 at the 2020 census, an increase of 5,790 people (+12.2%) from the 2010 count -- strong growth packed into a township with a total area of 5.36 square miles, 5.34 of which is land. That combination of growth and limited land is part of why Bloomfield's population density reached 8,920.5 people per square mile as of the 2010 census, among the denser townships in Essex County.

Bloomfield was originally incorporated as a township carved out of portions of Newark Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1812, which means much of its housing stock has had well over a century to be built, rebuilt, and subdivided -- a history that shows up today in the wide range of home ages and styles across the township. Some of the township's older sections trace back even further: what's now Brookdale was once known as Stone House Plains, and along with the Speertown and Second River sections nearby, these areas were originally Dutch and Jersey Dutch-speaking settlements before they took on the names used today.

The township functions as an inner-ring suburb of Newark with strong transit connections into the city and New York -- the Bloomfield train station off Bloomfield Avenue serves the Montclair-Boonton Line, and the Grove Street station on the Newark Light Rail at the township's south end connects directly to Newark Penn Station. That kind of transit access keeps steady turnover in Bloomfield's housing market. Neighborhoods like Brookdale, a census-designated place entirely within Bloomfield that had a population of 9,239 as of the 2010 census, have their own distinct residential character within the larger township, and Watsessing forms another distinct section in the township's southern part, anchored by the 69.67-acre Watsessing Park.

Bloomfield's park system also plays into how different sections of the township feel. Brookdale Park, established in 1928, covers more than 121 acres, 77 of which are in Bloomfield, making it Essex County's third-largest park, while the township's own Parks and Recreation Department separately administers eight parks covering 55.23 acres, including the 69.67-acre Watsessing Park. Homes near these larger county and township parks tend to hold a different character -- more mature tree cover, older lot lines, and in some cases the kind of aging infrastructure that comes with a neighborhood built up around a park nearly a century ago -- than newer pockets of the township.

Downtown Bloomfield, near the town green, is also home to Bloomfield College, a liberal arts college founded in 1868 with roughly 2,000 students, and the surrounding area includes the Bloomfield Green Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, along with individually listed properties like the Oakes Estate, built in 1895 and added to the National Register in 1981. Bloomfield operates under a special charter granted by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, a governmental structure that dates back to the township's older, more formal incorporation history. Homes closest to that historic downtown core tend to carry a different architectural pedigree -- and different renovation and code considerations -- than the newer housing further from the town green. Bloomfield counted 19,508 housing units at an average density of 3,666.3 units per square mile as of the 2000 census, and median household income in the township was $62,831 as of the 2010 census estimate, up from $53,289 at the 2000 census -- both numbers that have kept shifting as the township's population climbed by double digits over the following decade.

For an as-is buyer, that density and age combination means Bloomfield properties often carry the kind of deferred maintenance and outdated systems that come with a housing stock built up over more than 200 years -- exactly the situation where selling as-is, without bringing a home up to current retail standards, can fit a seller's timeline better than a traditional listing. Whether a property sits blocks from the Bloomfield Green Historic District, near Watsessing or Brookdale Park, or along one of the township's transit corridors, the age and condition of that specific house -- not just its zip code -- is what actually drives what it's worth to sell as-is today.

We also buy houses close by -- sellers in Irvington can find our sell my house fast irvington page for local terms. If you searched “sell my house fast essex county nj”, that's the same fast-closing process we use here in Bloomfield. And our we buy houses essex county page has the full rundown on how we evaluate and buy homes in any condition.