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2. I grew up in Millburn ---- M.H.S. '60. Moved to neighboring town, Maplewood, in '83.
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 08:41 AM
17 hrs ago

Like everywhere, the town has changed. During my childhood, the population was around 4,000. Now, it's over 20K.

The largest influx is of immigrants from China. They buy houses to take advantage of Millburn's high ranked school system. Old , single family housing stock in the lower income part of town are being torn down and turned into two or four family condos. Each unit, selling for close to or just over $1m.

Houses in the Short Hills section are now going for several millions.

Millburn was solid Republican from the end of WW2 to well into the 2k's.

Millburn resisted low income housing. There are now, two new apartment buildings being constructed in Millburn. I wonder if these will increase the number of Dem. voters.

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