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The Yantacaw Section
Yantacaw is the most expensive of Nutley's five elementary zones — by a meaningful margin. Larger Colonials on deeper lots, tightly-held housing stock, and a peer-group of buyers who arrive already knowing this is the zone they want. If you own here, your house is the easiest sale in town. If you're buying in, you're competing.
By the Numbers
Yantacaw, 2026 YTD
Single-family closings only, year-to-date.
The Section, Plainly
What it's like to live in Yantacaw
Yantacaw is the section of Nutley east of Centre Street and north of Franklin Avenue, anchored by Yantacaw Park and the elementary school. The streets are wider here, the lots deeper, the houses bigger. The 1920s and 30s Colonials that define the look of Yantacaw rarely turn over — when one does, the buyer pool is wide and the bidding moves fast.
Walk-quality is the underrated factor. Yantacaw Park gives the section a green spine, and the blocks immediately around it — Walnut, Rutgers, Glendale — have the consistent feel that buyers describe as “the streets I want to be on.” The eastern edge of Yantacaw runs up against the Passaic River and the Yantacaw Brook; on the western side, the section transitions to Radcliffe near the high school.
For day-to-day, the commercial pull is split: Franklin Avenue to the south for shops and the daily errands, Bloomfield Avenue to the southwest for restaurants. The high school sits at the western edge of the zone, which is also where the section's housing stock thins out into more modest mid-century homes.
What Sold Recently
Recent Yantacaw closings
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Yantacaw FAQ
How much do homes sell for in the Yantacaw section of Nutley?
The 2026 year-to-date median single-family sale in the Yantacaw elementary zone is $792,000, with a median 16 days on market and a 107% sale-to-list ratio. Source: closed GSMLS sales.
What school zone is Yantacaw?
Yantacaw is the attendance zone for Yantacaw Elementary (K–5). Middle school (John H. Walker) and high school (Nutley High School) are town-wide.
How long is the commute from Yantacaw to NYC?
Yantacaw is about 35–45 minutes to Midtown Manhattan. The DeCamp #66 and #88 buses run to Port Authority from stops on Centre Street and Franklin Avenue. For NJ Transit rail to Hoboken or Penn Station, most Yantacaw residents drive 5–10 minutes to Watsessing Avenue, Bloomfield, or Glen Ridge stations.
What kinds of homes are in Yantacaw?
Yantacaw is mostly 1920s–1940s Colonials on deeper lots, with the occasional Tudor and post-war Cape mixed in. Houses tend to be 3–4 bedrooms with original character preserved. The streets around Yantacaw Park — Walnut, Rutgers, Glendale, Fernwood — are the most consistently sought-after in the section.
How do I find out what my Yantacaw home is worth?
Start with the free instant valuation on the Home Values page, then email us for a comp-based number using recent Yantacaw sales. The zone matters; we use Yantacaw-specific comps, not town-wide medians.