CDGDigital Media
Stop 5 of 7 Mount Arlington Diesel · Zone 19

A Lake Hopatcong resort borough, incorporated in 1890 after a grand hotel drew summer residents.

5,935residents
$92,264median household income
$422,900median home value
53riders board here on an average weekday (2024)

Neighbors

14.4% of residents are Hispanic or Latino. A full race breakdown for Mount Arlington Borough was not available from the sources used.

Schools in town

2public
0private
2nursery / pre-K

Mount Arlington Public School District · high school: Roxbury High School (Roxbury School District, Succasunna)

Rt 46 · 80 · 10 watch

0 built since late 2024 · 3 under development · 1 proposed

See the projects →

The station

Station locationMount Arlington Borough
AddressHoward Boulevard (CR 615) at I-80 Exit 30; also known as Howard Boulevard Park and Ride
First passenger serviceCurrent station opened January 21, 2008. Predecessor Drakesville station opened 1854-01-16 (~0.5 mi west); renamed Mount Arlington 1891-07-01; passenger service ended 1942-11-08
Current station opened2008
Architecture / historyOpened January 21, 2008, at I-80 Exit 30 (Howard Boulevard park-and-ride), with high-level platforms; fully accessible.
ServiceDiesel, weekdays. A limited number of Morristown Line and Montclair-Boonton Line trains; check NJ TRANSIT for connections to New York.
Parking281 free spaces (7 accessible)
AccessibilityFully accessible; two high-level platforms, pedestrian underpass, elevators
Average weekday boardings53 (2024)
Fare zone19

Travel times are not shown. NJ TRANSIT’s Portal North Bridge cutover schedule (October 11 to November 14, 2026) diverted weekday Midtown Direct trains to Hoboken, and the regular timetable resumes November 15, 2026, subject to safety testing. Check njtransit.com for current times.

The people

Population, 2020 Census5,909
Population, 2010 Census5,050
Change, 2010–2020+17.0%
Population, ACS 2020–20245,935
Median age48.1
Median household income$92,264
Poverty rate4.87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14.4%
Born outside the U.S.15.1%
Median home value$422,900
Owner-occupied homes75.2%
Mean travel time to work36.5 min
Work from home21.1%
Land area2.14 sq mi
People per square mile2,761.2

U.S. Census Bureau: ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates and the 2010 and 2020 Census. Rows not shown were not available from the sources used.

Rt 46 · 80 · 10 and station-area projects

Rt 46 / I-80Under development

Parkview Business Center (Accordia industrial campus)

Roxbury Township (adjacent to Mount Arlington / Netcong area) · Lenel Road, north of I-80 Exit 28, directly off US 46 at North Frontage Road · warehouse/logistics · 503,841 sq ft in two buildings (A: 322,842; B: 180,999) on 106.48 acres

Two-building industrial campus approved by Roxbury. Status as of 2025-02-13: approved, groundbreaking targeted for Q3 2025. A later construction status was not found.

Approved: Roxbury approval in October; Accordia announced approval Feb 10, 2025source, 2025-02-13

Rt 46Proposed

1879 Route 46 warehouse (ICE purchase)

Roxbury Township (Ledgewood/Landing area) · 1879 Route 46 · warehouse (federal acquisition / proposed change of use) · 474,000 sq ft warehouse

A newly built warehouse bought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for conversion to a detention center. Roxbury Township, which had opposed a detention center by unanimous resolution, said it would challenge the purchase in court. Later coverage describes a continuing dispute; check current reporting.

Purchase announced February 2026source, 2026-02-24

I-80 / station areaUnder development

Mt. Arlington Town Center / Station Square Orchards (residential addition)

Mount Arlington · 181 Howard Boulevard (also 111 Howard Blvd parcel), adjacent to I-80 Exit 30, walking distance to Mount Arlington station · apartments + retail · 80 units in two 5-story buildings next to ~38,000 sq ft retail (NYREJ); the leasing brochure says 84 units (47 Phase I + 37 Phase II) and 42,554 sq ft of retail

Apartments being added to the shopping center at I-80 Exit 30, beside the Mount Arlington NJ Transit station. A construction loan closed in Sept 2026.

Redevelopment plan: Ord 02-2021 (Mar 2, 2021); Amended site plan: LUB Res 24-002, Feb 28, 2024source, 2026-09-08

In town, off corridorUnder development

61 Rooney Road (former Our Lady of the Lake School) redevelopment

Mount Arlington · 61 Rooney Road, Block 17 Lot 18 · redevelopment (use not stated on borough page) · Not stated

Borough-designated redevelopment of a former parochial school. A PILOT/financial agreement was approved in Dec 2025. The use and unit count were not published on the borough page.

Redevelopment plan: Ord 04-2023 (Jul 11, 2023); Land Use Board approval: Res 24-003source, 2025-12-16

Every school in Mount Arlington →

Sources for this page