Essex County Current+FollowBloomfield is one of Essex County’s strongest middle-ring suburbs — growing, educated, transit-connected, and well positioned between Newark and Montclair. But strength brings pressure. Home values are high. Rents are rising. Redevelopment is becoming more consequential. And affordability pressure is reaching deeper into the middle class. This Essex County Current snapshot breaks down Bloomfield’s economic situation, the upside, the downside, and the bottom line: Bloomfield is not facing decline. Its real challenge is managing success before success becomes exclusionary. Read the full article on Substack. #BloomfieldNJ #EssexCounty #EssexCountyNJ #EssexCountyCurrent #LocalEconomy #Housing #Redevelopment #NewJersey #NJPolitics #LocalNews00Share
