Cities / New Jersey / Hawthorne
It depends on the neighborhood. Of the 1 Hawthorne neighborhoods we score (average 89/100), 1 are comfortable to walk around with normal awareness. Green means comfortable on foot; red means we would not walk it casually.
What makes up this score?City average
89
Go
Neighborhoods scored
1
1 comfortable to walk
Score mix
- Go: 1
- Go, stay aware: 0
- Caution: 0
- No-go after dark: 0
Top 1 safest neighborhoods in Hawthorne
Best things to do in Hawthorne
- Walk or picnic along the paved paths and duck pond at Goffle Brook Park.
- Dine and shop along the Lafayette Avenue and Diamond Bridge Avenue downtown corridors.
- Explore the scenic hiking trails and ridge vistas at nearby High Mountain Park Preserve.
Getting around Hawthorne
Transit
- NJ Transit operates the Hawthorne Station on the Main Line, offering train service into Hoboken and connections to New York Penn Station. Local NJ Transit bus routes, including lines 744 and 746, connect the borough to Paterson and Ridgewood.
Biking & trails
- There is no municipal bike-share system and on-street dedicated bike lanes are absent, but residential side streets and paths in Goffle Brook Park are bike-friendly.
Parking
- Street parking is widely available and generally free throughout the borough, with dedicated municipal permit and daily pay lots available near the train station.
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All Hawthorne neighborhoods by safety score
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Hawthorne safety questions
What is the safest neighborhood in Hawthorne?
Hawthorne (NJ) scores highest at 89/100.
Is Hawthorne safe to walk at night?
In the 1 green-rated areas, generally yes with normal awareness. None of the areas we score are rated orange or red.
Which Hawthorne areas should visitors be careful in?
No area in our list falls below the yellow band.
How does VibeLoco score Hawthorne neighborhoods?
Each score blends recent reported crime and local news with Census data on income, poverty and housing, refreshed nightly. Walk and bike scores are shown separately.