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Living in The Heights Jersey City

The Heights is the 4th most walkable neighborhood in Jersey City with 53,514 residents.

The Heights has good public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

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

Nearby The Heights Apartments on Redfin

91 Walk Score of The Heights, Jersey City, NJ

The Heights is a Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

Photo of Residential Homes on Sherman Ave in The Heights, Jersey City

Residential Homes on Sherman Ave

Photo of View from Ogden Avenue in The Heights, Jersey City

View from Ogden Avenue

Daily errands do not require a car in The Heights Jersey City.

The Heights is the 4th most walkable neighborhood in Jersey City with a Walk Score of 91.

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

The Heights Jersey City Apartments for Rent

The Heights Neighborhood Ranking

Compare The Heights to other Jersey City neighborhoods.

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Population

2 Journal Square 95 77 53 20,641
3 McGinley Square 93 70 65 15,717
4 The Heights 91 69 65 53,514
5 The Waterfront 88 84 60 25,262
6 West Side 87 66 63 29,077

thumbnail for Residential Homes on Sherman AveThe houses in #TheHeights in Jersey City or typically apartment style homes, or two or three family homes that date back to the 1950s. Most of this section of Jersey City is residential, and the community is fairly close-knit.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on Residential Homes on Sherman Ave

69 Transit Score of The Heights, Jersey City, NJ

The Heights has Good Transit

Many nearby public transportation options. Find The Heights Jersey City apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

The Heights has good public transportation and about 11 bus lines passing through it.

Transit Time

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

65 Bike Score of The Heights, Jersey City, NJ

The Heights is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Photo of Griffith St in The Heights, Jersey City

Griffith St

Photo of Street Art in The Heights, Jersey City

Street Art

Photo of Abandoned Buildings in The Heights, Jersey City

Abandoned Buildings

Photo of Riverview Fiske Park in the Heights in The Heights, Jersey City

Riverview Fiske Park in the Heights

Photo of The Distillery Gallery in The Heights, Jersey City

The Distillery Gallery

Photo of Commissioned Mural in The Heights, Jersey City

Commissioned Mural

thumbnail for View from Ogden AvenueOgden Avenue is the residential road in #theheights in Jersey City that stretches along the cliff overlooking Hoboken and the New York Skyline. It provides beautiful views of the sunset, sunrise and an array of other views.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on View from Ogden Avenue

thumbnail for Griffith StIn #TheHeights district of Jersey City, you will find a diverse community of Manhattan commuters and Jersey City natives spread out through an area that may look quiet during the day but can be quite dangerous at night.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on Griffith St

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