Ringwood shares a border and a road with West Milford, and the DJ Housing sober living home sits about 15 minutes away along CR 511. If you live in Ringwood and want a sober household without leaving the corner of Passaic County you know, the home puts you close to your family, your job, and the trails and lakes of home, yet settled in an alcohol- and drug-free house a short drive west.
Ringwood is its own borough, bordering West Milford directly, with the two towns linked by CR 511 and sharing the woods of Norvin Green State Forest. The DJ Housing home is roughly nine miles west, about a quarter hour by car.
That closeness carries weight in early recovery. You do not trade away the place you know to get sober. You stay within reach of the people and routines that steady you, while sleeping each night in a house held apart from whatever pulled you toward drinking or drugs. For someone from Ringwood, the short drive is the whole point.
Ringwood sits in Passaic County, where the need for sober housing is real and measurable. Fentanyl makes using alone especially dangerous, and a staffed, substance-free household answers exactly that risk: someone is present at every hour, so no one faces a crisis unnoticed. The numbers are moving in the right direction, but they are still high, which is why a stable place to land matters.
Source: New Jersey Department of Health, NJ SUDORS, "Overdose in Passaic County," 2025.
A sober house works because everyone in it keeps the same agreements. You stay free of alcohol and drugs, and you take part in testing that keeps that promise honest for the whole house. You keep curfews and carry your share of the chores.
Staff stay reachable at any hour, so help is never far when a hard night comes. Inside those few firm rules, your days stay your own, and you head out to work, to class, and to the meetings that anchor your recovery.
You might arrive fresh from a detox, inpatient, or outpatient program, wanting to keep the footing that treatment gave you. You might be steadier already, yet clear that the old streets and old company are not where you rebuild. Many residents work or study the whole way through. A finished program helps but is not asked of you, and the team talks through where you stand before you ever move in.
A roof is the start, not the sum. Living in the home puts real support within reach:
Your time here answers to progress, not a calendar. Most residents stay several months, some longer than a year, and the day to move on gets weighed together, once you have ground firm enough to stand on alone.
DJ Housing serves Ringwood and the neighboring communities across this corner of northern New Jersey. The home sits on Union Valley Road in West Milford, reached from CR 511.
Sober living is usually paid privately, and DJ Housing sets out the options plainly before you commit to anything. The house itself is generally not billed to insurance, though a plan may cover related recovery services that sit alongside a stay, and the team helps you check your benefits and see what applies. Costs and payment choices get laid out up front.
You reach the team by phone or through the form, and someone listens and answers what you ask.
You talk over your needs, your goals, and how the home fits your life.
You move in from there, with a full orientation and clear expectations from the first day.
Every conversation stays private and free of judgment. There's no pressure to commit before you have your answers.
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Dr. Saquiba Syed is a board-certified internal medicine physician based in Jersey City, New Jersey, affiliated with Jersey City Medical Center and other hospitals in the area. She earned her medical degree from King Edward Medical University and has nearly 30 years of clinical experience in primary and hospital care. Dr. Syed reviews this page for medical accuracy.
A steady home a short drive from Ringwood makes the early stretch of recovery easier to hold. Call or send a message, and the team will listen, answer your questions, and walk you through what moving in looks like.
No. The home is next door in West Milford, on Union Valley Road, about fifteen minutes from Ringwood along CR 511. It serves Ringwood residents from there.
About nine miles, or a quarter hour by car along CR 511, the road the two boroughs share. Ringwood borders West Milford directly.
Yes. The short drive lets you hold your job, classes, and appointments in the Ringwood area while you stay. Work and school are expected, not restricted.
Yes. The home takes residents from across Ringwood and the neighboring parts of northern Passaic County, including West Milford, Newfoundland, Pompton Lakes, and Kinnelon.
Yes. The point of the short distance is staying close to the people and routines that steady you, rather than relocating far from home.
Take CR 511 west from Ringwood toward West Milford; the home sits on Union Valley Road. The drive runs about fifteen minutes.
Sober living is usually paid privately, so the housing itself is generally not billed to insurance. Some plans may cover related recovery services, and the team helps you check your benefits.
Call (973) 397-5978 or send a message, and the team answers your questions and talks through if the home fits.
