Plainsboro, New Jersey Real Estate
Plainsboro: Between History and Tomorrow

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Plainsboro Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, is a community that has successfully made the transition from a rural farming enclave to a vibrant, diverse community of 21,000 people. But its history is rich and diverse in heritage and significance.

The Unami, a subtribe of the Lenni-Lenape native Americans, were the first inhabitants of the Plainsboro area. The Lenape were a part of the larger Delaware tribe. The Plainsboro area offered fertile soil and ample water to suit this peace-loving tribe?s agricultural interests. During the mid 1600?s, Dutch immigrants from the original settlement of Peter Minuet in New Amsterdam became the first European settlers. English colonists soon joined them. Again, given its climate, good soils, and available water, agriculture became the important economic focus.

Today, Plainsboro is a desirable residential community. The Township offers a blend of suburban and rural atmospheres influenced as much by its expansive farmland and open space as by its proximity to Princeton and its midway location between Philadelphia and New York City. It is an hour?s drive to the Atlantic Ocean and the rolling hills of North Jersey. Located in the southern section of Middlesex County, Plainsboro is noted as a premier location for major corporate and (Princeton) University office and research facilities, including Merrill Lynch, Bristol-Myers Squibb, American Re-Insurance, Princeton University Plasma Research Physics Lab, FMC, Firmenich, GE Communications and Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals.

Plainsboro, New Jersey, has varied housing opportunities that mark the area as a desirable home for a wide range of lifestyles. Housing includes single-family homes of various sizes and historic/older homes and neighborhoods. With 96% of the students pursuing college degrees and the 4th highest SAT scores in the state, the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is consistently ranked as one of the best in the State of New Jersey.