Buena, New Jersey

About Buena

Buena is a small town in southwestern New Jersey counting 4,555 people who proudly call it home.

Buena holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 7.57 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 602 residents per square mile.

📰 Buena News Today

• Body of missing swimmer recovered in Buena Vista Township, NJ 6abc Philadelphia · Jul 7
• Mobile home destroyed by fire in South Jersey on Saturday night NBC10 Philadelphia · Mar 7
• See Buena students take center stage at pre-prom promenade - Courier-Post Courier-Post · Apr 30
• Buena Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Marie C. Dandrea Obituary (2026) - Buena, NJ - Rone Funeral Service - Vineland Legacy obituary · Mar 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Buena Unique

• Positioned in southwestern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Buena

• Pavillion Pizza — italian
• Vinny's Italian Deli

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• St. Padre Pio Shrine · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Buena

• Bruno Melini Park reviews ★
• Pocket Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Buena

• Buena Regional High School
• Buena Regional Middle School
• Dr. J.P. Cleary Elementary School
• John C. Milanesi Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Buena

🏘️ Nearby Communities