Moving to Edison: a practical guide
Housing and what it costs
Edison is where Highland Park families go when they outgrow a row home. The Orthodox section offers single-family houses with yards and more square footage than Highland Park at a comparable or lower price, which makes it the natural next step for growing families already rooted in the community. Because the two towns share an eruv and a kehilla, moving here generally means more space without leaving your community. Figures are approximate as of mid-2026 — use the apartment search above for live listings.
Picking a block
The practical boundary is the eruv, which covers the Orthodox section of Edison along with Highland Park. Congregation Ohr Torah on Edgemount Road anchors the Edison side, with Ateres Shlomo and Congregation Ahavas Yisrael on Route 27. Since kosher shopping and the mikvah sit on the Highland Park side, families generally weigh yard space against walking distance to the commercial strip. Check eruv coverage for a specific address on the eruv’s own map at hperuv.org.
Kosher and daily life
Edison relies on the shared infrastructure of the combined community rather than a commercial strip of its own — kosher shopping and the mikvah are a short drive, or a walk within the eruv, into Highland Park. In practice most residents treat Highland Park and Edison as a single town for errands.
Schools
The Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva (RPRY), a coed Modern Orthodox day school, sits on the Edison side and serves the whole Raritan Valley community. Families also look to the wider central New Jersey options. Confirm current admissions and busing directly with each school.
Commuting
Edison sits on the Northeast Corridor with direct rail access toward New York, and Route 27, the Turnpike, and the Parkway are all close by. That access — combined with central New Jersey housing prices — is much of why the Highland Park–Edison community draws professionals commuting toward New York and New Brunswick alike.