 "New Jersey Monthly" magazine ranked Rockleigh as its 13th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.976 square miles (2.528 km2), including 0.969 square miles (2.509 km2) of land and 0.007 square miles (0.019 km2) of water (0.75%).It is about from Manhattan in New York City.