An even shorter drive (under 10 minutes) will bring you to nearby MetLife Stadium and the newly-opened American Dream located in East Rutherford. Although, you’re always within walking distance to an NJ Transit bus or train line. Without traffic, it’s 15 minutes from the Lincon Tunnel. The tree-lined town is tucked in just enough from highways such as Route 3, Route 21 and Route 17. Considering how densely populated Hudson County was and still is, it’s not uncommon for commuters currently residing in Jersey City or Hoboken to find refuge in Rutherford. For my parents, who moved here from Weehawken in 1992, it was for a taste of the suburbs. This is a question I’ve asked myself time and time again. (I still remember when the latter moved in across the street from me.) Why Rutherford? Everyone from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet William Carlos Williams and sculptor Victor Victori to former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan. Over the last century, Rutherford’s rural-turned-suburban setting has played host to many famous residents. For this reason, it’s not uncommon to encounter trees (and houses) that date back at least 100 years. Considering its namesake, “The Borough of Trees,” it should come as no surprise that many of the trees dotting Rutherford’s streets today were planted around that time. At the time, the senator’s family owned most of the town’s farmland, making him one of the largest landholders in the entire state. It was named after former senator John Rutherfurd-note the difference in the spelling.
In 1881, Rutherford became the first independent borough in Bergen County. Like the Forbes piece said, “It’s easy to feel sentimental about Rutherford.” Here’s why. I’ve seen what my hometown has gained, what it’s lost. But I didn’t need either article to tell me that. Rutherford has changed-that’s abundantly clear. Specifically, it pinpointed how the neighborhood’s “new millennium bricked sidewalks” and “coordinated storefronts” could now rival those of Montclair or Ridgewood. It looked at Rutherford’s “appeal as a residential destination” for urbanites, mainly praising its robust and evolving downtown. In an effort to depict what it would be like to reside there, they described the NJ suburb as a “quiet outpost beyond the tunnel.”Ī few years later, in 2019, Forbes completed its own profile. In 2015, The New York Times featured the town of Rutherford, New Jersey in their “Living In” column.
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