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2026 Rankings

Essex County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 11 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Essex County, New Jersey (New Jersey) includes 11 tracked ZIP codes and 8 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: D (52/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	0	0%
C	1	17%
D	5	83%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	07424	Little Falls	65	C
2	07933	Gillette	50	D
3	07935	Green Village	50	D
4	07946	Millington	50	D
5	07980	Stirling	50	D
6	07936	East Hanover	47	D

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	07936	East Hanover	47	D	10 violations
2	07980	Stirling	50	D	3 violation(s)
3	07946	Millington	50	D	3 violation(s)
4	07935	Green Village	50	D	5 violations
5	07933	Gillette	50	D	3 violation(s)
6	07424	Little Falls	65	C	8 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Stage 1 DBP Rule	21	3
E. coli	17	9
Surface Water Treatment Rule	8	5
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	7	7
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	7	7
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	4	1
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1	1
Revised Total Coliform Rule	1	1

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0029 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 11 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
17% of housing built before 1950
47% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Haskell, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Little Falls, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Basking Ridge, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Bernardsville, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Gillette, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Green Village, NJ — 1 ZIP code
East Hanover, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Lyons, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Millington, NJ — 1 ZIP code
New Vernon, NJ — 1 ZIP code
Stirling, NJ — 1 ZIP code

All 11 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	07424	Little Falls	65	C	8
2	07933	Gillette	50	D	3
3	07935	Green Village	50	D	5
4	07946	Millington	50	D	3
5	07980	Stirling	50	D	3
6	07936	East Hanover	47	D	10
7	07420	Haskell	—	—	21
8	07920	Basking Ridge	—	—	5
9	07924	Bernardsville	—	—	3
10	07939	Lyons	—	—	3
11	07976	New Vernon	—	—	2

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Essex County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 11 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/essex-new-jersey/

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  title  = {{Essex County, New Jersey Home Safety Rankings - 11 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
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}

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