West Windsor, NJ

Over the course of nearly 300 hundred years, several 18th century hamlets and villages blossomed into the community of West Windsor. The area has developed from a largely agrarian region to one of both community and 21st century technology. People familiar with the area will have heard of some of West Windsor’s neighborhoods, like Princeton Junction, Grover’s Mill and Dutch Neck. Today West Windsor brings all of its neighbors together through
arts, culture and recreation in beautifully maintained parks.


West Windsor’s 25 square miles are home to approximately 30,000 residents. Not far from Princeton, and indeed home to some of the University’s property, West Windsor is famous for its busy, small train station at Princeton Junction. Connected to Princeton by a small train line, known as the Dinky, Princeton Junction allows Princetonians to travel along the NJ transit and Amtrak lines. On quieter weekends, Princeton Junction becomes a popular farmers’ market, complete with live entertainment and food trucks.

What We Love About West Windsor

● Grover’s Mill, the epicenter of Orson Welles’ classic War of the Worlds radio program, is remembered with a large monument in Grover’s Mills park.
● The West Windsor Arts Center is located in an historic firehouse house. The Center offers studio and performing arts classes and events.
● West Windsor is home to Mercer County Park. The park offers ice skating, canoeing and kayaking, golf at Mercer Oaks, and the US Rowing Association’s national competitions.

Lifestyle

Rte. 571, which connects Princeton, West Windsor and nearby East Windsor is known as Einstein Alley for its wealth of scientific, research and tech development. Pharmaceutical facilities, solar energy development, and the historically significant Sarnoff Corporation, line sections of the county road.


Residents who like an active lifestyle will appreciate the town’s tennis facility, which includes 5 lighted courts, a practice wall, and a nearby playground for the little ones. In addition to Mercer County Park, West Windsor has a dozen other parks, trails and arboreta to enjoy year round.

West Windsor recreation offers youth wrestling and martial arts, along with other youth sports programs. West Windsor provides special needs programs for youth and adults, including adapted aerobic dance, chess, and choral groups. The library is part of the Mercer County Library System and affords residents all the amenities of nine branch libraries.