Scotch Plains, NJ Homes for Sale

Rail: NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line (formerly the Central Railroad of New Jersey main line) runs through the township. There is no station in Scotch Plains; the nearest is Fanwood Station on S. Martine Ave. between North and South Aves. in Fanwood. The railroad's original 1837 stop, about a quarter mile north on the old right-of-way, was called Scotch Plains station. The present Fanwood station building dates from 1874. NJ Transit's weekday Raritan Valley timetable (as of 8/30/26) marks some trains as a one-seat ride to New York Penn Station with no transfer. The other trains require a change at Newark Penn Station for New York. Bus: NJ Transit timetables issued 7/1/26 show Scotch Plains stops on route 112 (Clark–New York; some trips, at the Union County Technical School campus), route 113 (Dunellen–New York), route 114 (Bridgewater–New York) and route 117 (Somerville–New York Express, at US-22 and Union Ave.). All four go to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Route 59 (Plainfield–Newark, stop at Westfield Ave. and Park Ave.) and route 65 (Newark–Somerville, stop at Park Ave. and Mountain Ave.) go to Newark. Roads: U.S. Route 22 crosses the north of the township and NJ Route 28 crosses a short central stretch. I-78 can be reached in Watchung and Berkeley Heights, the Garden State Parkway in Clark and I-287 in Edison.

Watchung Reservation (Union County park of more than 2,000 acres, part of the county park system designed by the Olmsted Brothers; part of it lies in the north of the township); Ash Brook Golf Course (Union County-owned, 1210 Raritan Road; 18 holes designed by Alfred Tull, opened 1953; Pitch & Putt course; The Tavern at Ash Brook restaurant, open to the public); Shady Rest Golf and Country Club (township-owned 9-hole course, 820 Jerusalem Road; founded 1921 as the first African-American country club in the U.S.; on the National Register of Historic Places since July 7, 2022); Shackamaxon Country Club (private club with an A.W. Tillinghast-designed course; opened 1916); Osborn Cannonball House Museum (1840 E. Front Street; run by the Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood; usually open the first Sunday of each month except January and February); Scotch Plains Baptist Church and its historic cemetery (downtown; original settlers and 24 Revolutionary War soldiers are buried there); Stage House Inn, now the Stage House Tavern (built 1737; downtown; still a bar and restaurant); Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee House ('Aunt Betty' Frazee House, 1451 Raritan Road; on the National Register of Historic Places since December 7, 2009); Historic downtown shopping district along Park Avenue and East Second Street; Alan M. Augustine Village Green (downtown summer concerts, movie nights and events); Scotch Plains Farmers Market (Saturdays, May to November, 8am–2pm, in the Municipal Building parking lot); Union County Vocational-Technical Schools campus (1776 Raritan Road).

Public schools: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools, a Pre-K through 12th grade district shared with Fanwood. Its five elementary schools are Brunner, Coles, Evergreen, McGinn and School One, all in Scotch Plains. The district's pre-kindergarten program moved to La Grande Elementary (330 South Ave., Fanwood) in September 2026. Middle schools are Malcolm E. Nettingham and Terrill, and the high school is Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. Union County Vocational-Technical Schools, the county-wide career and technical district, is based at 1776 Raritan Road in Scotch Plains. Its full-time high school academies include Union County Magnet High School and the Academy for Performing Arts. Private schools: Union Catholic Regional High School (co-ed, grades 9–12, Archdiocese of Newark, 1600 Martine Ave.) and St. Bartholomew Academy (Catholic, co-ed, Pre-K–8, 2032 Westfield Ave.).

Shady Rest in Scotch Plains was founded in 1921 and is recognized as the first African-American country club in the United States. Its golf pro was John Shippen, whom the township credits as the first American-born professional golfer to enter the U.S. Open. The property became the township-owned, public Scotch Hills course in 1964. The Shady Rest name was restored in 2021, and the club was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.