LIVING IN SCOTCH PLAINS

Scotch Plains is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 24,133 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Scotch Plains is the 81st largest community in New Jersey.

Scotch Plains home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Scotch Plains real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Scotch Plains is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scotch Plains is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scotch Plains who work in management occupations (16.54%), office and administrative support (12.26%), and sales jobs (11.37%). Scotch Plains Homes

Also of interest is that Scotch Plains has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Scotch Plains Homes

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.01% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Scotch Plains Homes

Because of many things, Scotch Plains is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Scotch Plains really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Scotch Plains perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Scotch Plains HomesIn addition, Scotch Plains is home to many people who could be described as “urban sophisticates”, which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes – whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

One downside of living in Scotch Plains, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.31 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Scotch Plains Homes

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Scotch Plains use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Scotch Plains‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there. Scotch Plains Homes

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Scotch Plains, you’ll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Scotch Plains is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.40% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. Scotch Plains Homes

The per capita income in Scotch Plains in 2010 was $53,765, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $215,060 for a family of four.

Scotch Plains is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scotch Plains home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scotch Plains residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scotch Plains include Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Scotch Plains also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.19%. Scotch Plains Homes

The most common language spoken in Scotch Plains is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.