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Living in Historic Downtown Jersey City

Historic Downtown is the most walkable neighborhood in Jersey City with 21,774 residents.

Historic Downtown has excellent public transportation and is very bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: The Waterfront, Journal Square, Liberty State Park, McGinley Square, The Heights, Bergen - Lafayette and West Side.

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96 Walk Score of Historic Downtown, Jersey City, NJ

Historic Downtown is a Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

Photo of Hamilton Park in Historic Downtown, Jersey City

Hamilton Park

Photo of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Monmouth Street, Jersey City, NJ in Historic Downtown, Jersey City

St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Monmouth Street, Jersey City, NJ

Daily errands do not require a car in Historic Downtown Jersey City.

Historic Downtown is the most walkable neighborhood in Jersey City with a Walk Score of 96.

Find apartments in Jersey City's most walkable neighborhoods: Historic Downtown, Journal Square and McGinley Square.

Historic Downtown Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Historic Downtown to other Jersey City neighborhoods.

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Population

1 Historic Downtown 96 80 76 21,774
2 Journal Square 95 77 53 20,641
3 McGinley Square 93 70 65 15,717

Eating & Drinking

There are about 298 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Historic Downtown.

People in Historic Downtown can walk to an average of 21 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

Photo of Marco & Pepe in Historic Downtown, Jersey City

Marco & Pepe

Photo of saigon cafe in Historic Downtown, Jersey City

saigon cafe

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thumbnail for Hamilton ParkBeautiful park with great scenery. Amazing landscape. Tons of people walk or jog at the park everyday.

Bhavin Joshi
on Hamilton Park

80 Transit Score of Historic Downtown, Jersey City, NJ

Historic Downtown has Excellent Transit

Transit is convenient for most trips. Find Historic Downtown Jersey City apartments for rent near public transit.

Public Transit Routes

Historic Downtown has excellent public transportation and about 9 bus and 3 rail lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Historic Downtown on public transit.

76 Bike Score of Historic Downtown, Jersey City, NJ

Historic Downtown is Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips.

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Photo of Jersey City Main Library Literacy Dept. in Historic Downtown, Jersey City

Jersey City Main Library Literacy Dept.

Photo of Bar Majestic in Historic Downtown, Jersey City

Bar Majestic

Photo of Jersey City Museum in Historic Downtown, Jersey City

Jersey City Museum

Photo of Hamilton Park in Historic Downtown, Jersey City

Hamilton Park

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