According the 2010 Census, Bergen County is the most populated county in the state of New Jersey with over 900,000 residents. The county is located in the northeastern corner of New Jersey and it is a part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is situated directly across the George Washington Bridge from Manhattan. In Bergen County there are 70 municipalities, see interactive map of Bergen County, NJ.

Bergen County has a very well developed transportation network, which provides a fast and easy commute for New York City travelers via train, bus and waterways. In Bergen County there are a number of large employers (headquarters) ranging from medical, financial, household goods to automotive industries. Retail industry is concentrated the Paramus area, which is the backbone of the Bergen County economy.

Bergen County has been home for people seeking close proximity to New York City and quality of life provided by generous amenities of each Bergen County municipality.

Average Effective Property Tax Rate for Bergen County
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EFFECTIVE TAX RATES BY TOWN - 2025 Print

Source: State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury


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Effective Property Tax

2025

Bergen County, NJ

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Source: State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury


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Interactive Map of Bergen County, NJ
Mahwah Ramsey Upper Saddle River Allendale Saddle River Oakland Franklin Lakes Wyckoff Waldwick Midland Park Ridgewood Ho-Ho-Kus Glen Rock Fair Lawn Paramus Washington Twp Hillsdale Woodcliff Lake Park Ridge Montvale River Vale Old Tappan Westwood Harrington Park Emerson Northvale Rockleigh Norwood Closter Alpine Haworth Demarest Oradell Cresskill Dumont New Milford River Edge Bergenfield Tenafly Englewood Englewood Cliffs Teaneck Maywood Hackensack South Hackensack Bogota Ridgefield Park Leonia Fort Lee Palisades Park Cliffside Park Edgewater Fairview Ridgefield Little Ferry Teterboro Moonachie Hasbrouck Heights Lodi Rochelle Park Saddle Brook Elmwood Park Garfield Wood-Ridge Wallington Carlstadt East Rutherford Rutherford Lyndhurst North Arlington
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MUNICIPALITY ZIP CODE AVERAGE PRICE* EFFECTIVE TAX (%) POPULATION
Allendale
Zip Code: 07401
Average Home Price*: $1,126,278
Effective Tax (%): 1.971
Population: 6,820
07401 $1,126,278 1.971 6,820
Alpine
Zip Code: 07620
Average Home Price*: $4,457,030
Effective Tax (%): 0.794
Population: 1,503
07620 $4,457,030 0.794 1,503
Bergenfield
Zip Code: 07621
Average Home Price*: $748,625
Effective Tax (%): 2.202
Population: 28,269
07621 $748,625 2.202 28,269
Bogota
Zip Code: 07603
Average Home Price*: $590,493
Effective Tax (%): 2.293
Population: 9,110
07603 $590,493 2.293 9,110
Carlstadt
Zip Code: 07072
Average Home Price*: $593,686
Effective Tax (%): 1.681
Population: 6,343
07072 $593,686 1.681 6,343
Cliffside Park
Zip Code: 07010
Average Home Price*: $905,339
Effective Tax (%): 1.920
Population: 25,580
07010 $905,339 1.920 25,580
Closter
Zip Code: 07624
Average Home Price*: $1,291,838
Effective Tax (%): 2.017
Population: 8,544
07624 $1,291,838 2.017 8,544
Cresskill
Zip Code: 07626
Average Home Price*: $1,193,724
Effective Tax (%): 2.014
Population: 9,101
07626 $1,193,724 2.014 9,101
Demarest
Zip Code: 07627
Average Home Price*: $1,922,195
Effective Tax (%): 1.924
Population: 4,916
07627 $1,922,195 1.924 4,916
Dumont
Zip Code: 07628
Average Home Price*: $640,860
Effective Tax (%): 2.346
Population: 18,072
07628 $640,860 2.346 18,072
East Rutherford
Zip Code: 07073
Average Home Price*: $684,998
Effective Tax (%): 1.586
Population: 18,748
07073 $684,998 1.586 18,748
Edgewater
Zip Code: 07020
Average Home Price*: $1,463,403
Effective Tax (%): 1.545
Population: 14,544
07020 $1,463,403 1.545 14,544
Elmwood Park
Zip Code: 07407
Average Home Price*: $605,803
Effective Tax (%): 2.150
Population: 21,287
07407 $605,803 2.150 21,287
Emerson
Zip Code: 07630
Average Home Price*: $826,171
Effective Tax (%): 2.423
Population: 7,263
07630 $826,171 2.423 7,263
Englewood
Zip Code: 07631
Average Home Price*: $938,619
Effective Tax (%): 2.088
Population: 29,342
07631 $938,619 2.088 29,342
Englewood Cliffs
Zip Code: 07632
Average Home Price*: $2,054,359
Effective Tax (%): 0.995
Population: 5,330
07632 $2,054,359 0.995 5,330
Fair Lawn
Zip Code: 07410
Average Home Price*: $765,507
Effective Tax (%): 2.202
Population: 35,153
07410 $765,507 2.202 35,153
Fairview
Zip Code: 07022
Average Home Price*: $605,260
Effective Tax (%): 2.075
Population: 14,920
07022 $605,260 2.075 14,920
Fort Lee
Zip Code: 07024
Average Home Price*: $1,259,968
Effective Tax (%): 1.839
Population: 39,818
07024 $1,259,968 1.839 39,818
Franklin Lakes
Zip Code: 07417
Average Home Price*: $1,843,277
Effective Tax (%): 1.400
Population: 11,011
07417 $1,843,277 1.400 11,011
Garfield
Zip Code: 07026
Average Home Price*: $549,102
Effective Tax (%): 1.956
Population: 32,502
07026 $549,102 1.956 32,502
Glen Rock
Zip Code: 07452
Average Home Price*: $1,207,983
Effective Tax (%): 2.436
Population: 12,082
07452 $1,207,983 2.436 12,082
Hackensack
Zip Code: 07601
Average Home Price*: $630,505
Effective Tax (%): 2.527
Population: 45,768
07601 $630,505 2.527 45,768
Harrington Park
Zip Code: 07640
Average Home Price*: $1,009,005
Effective Tax (%): 2.286
Population: 4,883
07640 $1,009,005 2.286 4,883
Hasbrouck Heights
Zip Code: 07604
Average Home Price*: $720,547
Effective Tax (%): 2.354
Population: 12,067
07604 $720,547 2.354 12,067
Haworth
Zip Code: 07641
Average Home Price*: $1,513,776
Effective Tax (%): 2.185
Population: 3,321
07641 $1,513,776 2.185 3,321
Hillsdale
Zip Code: 07642
Average Home Price*: $879,771
Effective Tax (%): 2.301
Population: 10,086
07642 $879,771 2.301 10,086
Ho-Ho-Kus
Zip Code: 07423
Average Home Price*: $1,426,975
Effective Tax (%): 1.706
Population: 4,230
07423 $1,426,975 1.706 4,230
Leonia
Zip Code: 07605
Average Home Price*: $946,378
Effective Tax (%): 2.199
Population: 9,300
07605 $946,378 2.199 9,300
Little Ferry
Zip Code: 07643
Average Home Price*: $577,950
Effective Tax (%): 2.330
Population: 10,942
07643 $577,950 2.330 10,942
Lodi
Zip Code: 07644
Average Home Price*: $514,679
Effective Tax (%): 2.006
Population: 25,946
07644 $514,679 2.006 25,946
Lyndhurst
Zip Code: 07071
Average Home Price*: $628,301
Effective Tax (%): 2.089
Population: 22,343
07071 $628,301 2.089 22,343
Mahwah
Zip Code: 07430
Average Home Price*: $955,980
Effective Tax (%): 1.563
Population: 25,375
07430 $955,980 1.563 25,375
Maywood
Zip Code: 07607
Average Home Price*: $681,701
Effective Tax (%): 2.100
Population: 10,042
07607 $681,701 2.100 10,042
Midland Park
Zip Code: 07432
Average Home Price*: $696,973
Effective Tax (%): 2.372
Population: 6,996
07432 $696,973 2.372 6,996
MUNICIPALITY ZIP CODE AVERAGE PRICE* EFFECTIVE TAX (%) POPULATION
Montvale
Zip Code: 07645
Average Home Price*: $1,141,513
Effective Tax (%): 1.989
Population: 8,625
07645 $1,141,513 1.989 8,625
Moonachie
Zip Code: 07074
Average Home Price*: $647,626
Effective Tax (%): 1.755
Population: 3,106
07074 $647,626 1.755 3,106
New Milford
Zip Code: 07646
Average Home Price*: $741,019
Effective Tax (%): 2.261
Population: 16,882
07646 $741,019 2.261 16,882
North Arlington
Zip Code: 07031
Average Home Price*: $638,689
Effective Tax (%): 2.187
Population: 16,368
07031 $638,689 2.187 16,368
Northvale
Zip Code: 07647
Average Home Price*: $811,290
Effective Tax (%): 2.266
Population: 4,782
07647 $811,290 2.266 4,782
Norwood
Zip Code: 07648
Average Home Price*: $1,036,194
Effective Tax (%): 2.054
Population: 5,668
07648 $1,036,194 2.054 5,668
Oakland
Zip Code: 07436
Average Home Price*: $739,103
Effective Tax (%): 2.168
Population: 12,700
07436 $739,103 2.168 12,700
Old Tappan
Zip Code: 07675
Average Home Price*: $1,378,142
Effective Tax (%): 1.785
Population: 5,896
07675 $1,378,142 1.785 5,896
Oradell
Zip Code: 07649
Average Home Price*: $1,016,828
Effective Tax (%): 2.251
Population: 8,197
07649 $1,016,828 2.251 8,197
Palisades Park
Zip Code: 07650
Average Home Price*: $894,314
Effective Tax (%): 1.393
Population: 20,192
07650 $894,314 1.393 20,192
Paramus
Zip Code: 07652
Average Home Price*: $1,200,761
Effective Tax (%): 1.434
Population: 26,500
07652 $1,200,761 1.434 26,500
Park Ridge
Zip Code: 07656
Average Home Price*: $899,969
Effective Tax (%): 2.195
Population: 9,218
07656 $899,969 2.195 9,218
Ramsey
Zip Code: 07446
Average Home Price*: $1,052,147
Effective Tax (%): 2.068
Population: 14,722
07446 $1,052,147 2.068 14,722
Ridgefield
Zip Code: 07657
Average Home Price*: $783,522
Effective Tax (%): 1.723
Population: 11,439
07657 $783,522 1.723 11,439
Ridgefield Park
Zip Code: 07660
Average Home Price*: $603,019
Effective Tax (%): 2.598
Population: 13,167
07660 $603,019 2.598 13,167
Ridgewood
Zip Code: 07450
Average Home Price*: $1,316,851
Effective Tax (%): 1.944
Population: 26,076
07450 $1,316,851 1.944 26,076
River Edge
Zip Code: 07661
Average Home Price*: $1,000,193
Effective Tax (%): 2.459
Population: 12,024
07661 $1,000,193 2.459 12,024
River Vale
Zip Code: 07675
Average Home Price*: $1,094,284
Effective Tax (%): 2.236
Population: 9,933
07675 $1,094,284 2.236 9,933
Rochelle Park
Zip Code: 07662
Average Home Price*: $686,209
Effective Tax (%): 2.004
Population: 5,820
07662 $686,209 2.004 5,820
Rockleigh
Zip Code: 07647
Average Home Price*: $1,892,076
Effective Tax (%): 0.871
Population: 519
07647 $1,892,076 0.871 519
Rutherford
Zip Code: 07070
Average Home Price*: $843,531
Effective Tax (%): 2.314
Population: 18,061
07070 $843,531 2.314 18,061
Saddle Brook
Zip Code: 07663
Average Home Price*: $691,869
Effective Tax (%): 2.173
Population: 14,349
07663 $691,869 2.173 14,349
Saddle River
Zip Code: 07458
Average Home Price*: $2,634,800
Effective Tax (%): 1.030
Population: 3,358
07458 $2,634,800 1.030 3,358
South Hackensack
Zip Code: 07606
Average Home Price*: $648,074
Effective Tax (%): 1.885
Population: 2,771
07606 $648,074 1.885 2,771
Teaneck
Zip Code: 07666
Average Home Price*: $720,330
Effective Tax (%): 2.219
Population: 41,499
07666 $720,330 2.219 41,499
Tenafly
Zip Code: 07670
Average Home Price*: $1,677,306
Effective Tax (%): 2.086
Population: 15,252
07670 $1,677,306 2.086 15,252
Teterboro
Zip Code: 07608
Average Home Price*: -
Effective Tax (%): 0.891
Population: 120
07608 - 0.891 120
Upper Saddle River
Zip Code: 07458
Average Home Price*: $1,759,429
Effective Tax (%): 1.750
Population: 8,354
07458 $1,759,429 1.750 8,354
Waldwick
Zip Code: 07463
Average Home Price*: $709,217
Effective Tax (%): 2.167
Population: 10,090
07463 $709,217 2.167 10,090
Wallington
Zip Code: 07057
Average Home Price*: $688,998
Effective Tax (%): 2.013
Population: 11,825
07057 $688,998 2.013 11,825
Washington Twp
Zip Code: 07676
Average Home Price*: $875,572
Effective Tax (%): 2.691
Population: 9,276
07676 $875,572 2.691 9,276
Westwood
Zip Code: 07675
Average Home Price*: $732,546
Effective Tax (%): 2.110
Population: 11,221
07675 $732,546 2.110 11,221
Woodcliff Lake
Zip Code: 07677
Average Home Price*: $1,188,229
Effective Tax (%): 2.043
Population: 6,097
07677 $1,188,229 2.043 6,097
Wood-Ridge
Zip Code: 07075
Average Home Price*: $723,033
Effective Tax (%): 2.019
Population: 10,094
07075 $723,033 2.019 10,094
Wyckoff
Zip Code: 07481
Average Home Price*: $1,283,962
Effective Tax (%): 1.708
Population: 16,866
07481 $1,283,962 1.708 16,866
Average Price reflects the average price of single family homes sold in particular town. It is calculated based on the twelve month moving average (geometric mean).

General Tax Rate is used to determine the amount of real estate tax levied upon a particular property. This rate is used to compute the tax bill.

Effective Tax Rate is used to compare of one district to another district based on the assumption that all districts are at 100% valuation. This rate has been computed by the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury using County Equalization Average Ratios. This rate is NOT to be used to compute the tax bill.

Homes Sold is the number of single family homes sold in a particular district in the past 12 month period.

Data Source: US Census 2010, NJ MLS, State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury

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Allendale
Avg Sale: $1,126,278
Homes: 1,767
Population: 6,820
Alpine
Avg Sale: $4,457,030
Homes: 556
Population: 1,503
Bergenfield
Avg Sale: $748,625
Homes: 6,761
Population: 28,269
Bogota
Avg Sale: $590,493
Homes: 2,193
Population: 9,110
Carlstadt
Avg Sale: $593,686
Homes: 1,320
Population: 6,343
Cliffside Park
Avg Sale: $905,339
Homes: 1,967
Population: 25,580
Closter
Avg Sale: $1,291,838
Homes: 2,486
Population: 8,544
Cresskill
Avg Sale: $1,193,724
Homes: 2,551
Population: 9,101
Demarest
Avg Sale: $1,922,195
Homes: 1,701
Population: 4,916
Dumont
Avg Sale: $640,860
Homes: 4,756
Population: 18,072
East Rutherford
Avg Sale: $684,998
Homes: 4,012
Population: 18,748
Edgewater
Avg Sale: $1,463,403
Homes: 290
Population: 14,544
Elmwood Park
Avg Sale: $605,803
Homes: 3,216
Population: 21,287
Emerson
Avg Sale: $826,171
Homes: 2,359
Population: 7,263
Englewood
Avg Sale: $938,619
Homes: 4,753
Population: 29,342
Englewood Cliffs
Avg Sale: $2,054,359
Homes: 1,901
Population: 5,330
Fair Lawn
Avg Sale: $765,507
Homes: 9,344
Population: 35,153
Fairview
Avg Sale: $605,260
Homes: 1,195
Population: 14,920
Fort Lee
Avg Sale: $1,259,968
Homes: 2,698
Population: 39,818
Franklin Lakes
Avg Sale: $1,843,277
Homes: 3,458
Population: 11,011
Garfield
Avg Sale: $549,102
Homes: 2,631
Population: 32,502
Glen Rock
Avg Sale: $1,207,983
Homes: 3,375
Population: 12,082
Hackensack
Avg Sale: $630,505
Homes: 4,870
Population: 45,768
Harrington Park
Avg Sale: $1,009,005
Homes: 1,708
Population: 4,883
Hasbrouck Heights
Avg Sale: $720,547
Homes: 2,999
Population: 12,067
Haworth
Avg Sale: $1,513,776
Homes: 1,169
Population: 3,321
Hillsdale
Avg Sale: $879,771
Homes: 2,936
Population: 10,086
Ho-Ho-Kus
Avg Sale: $1,426,975
Homes: 1,361
Population: 4,230
Leonia
Avg Sale: $946,378
Homes: 2,176
Population: 9,300
Little Ferry
Avg Sale: $577,950
Homes: 1,676
Population: 10,942
Lodi
Avg Sale: $514,679
Homes: 2,266
Population: 25,946
Lyndhurst
Avg Sale: $628,301
Homes: 4,064
Population: 22,343
Mahwah
Avg Sale: $955,980
Homes: 4,743
Population: 25,375
Maywood
Avg Sale: $681,701
Homes: 2,705
Population: 10,042
Midland Park
Avg Sale: $696,973
Homes: 2,090
Population: 6,996
Montvale
Avg Sale: $1,141,513
Homes: 2,049
Population: 8,625
Moonachie
Avg Sale: $647,626
Homes: 527
Population: 3,106
New Milford
Avg Sale: $741,019
Homes: 4,158
Population: 16,882
North Arlington
Avg Sale: $638,689
Homes: 2,644
Population: 16,368
Northvale
Avg Sale: $811,290
Homes: 1,329
Population: 4,782
Norwood
Avg Sale: $1,036,194
Homes: 1,339
Population: 5,668
Oakland
Avg Sale: $739,103
Homes: 4,265
Population: 12,700
Old Tappan
Avg Sale: $1,378,142
Homes: 1,446
Population: 5,896
Oradell
Avg Sale: $1,016,828
Homes: 2,508
Population: 8,197
Palisades Park
Avg Sale: $894,314
Homes: 1,277
Population: 20,192
Paramus
Avg Sale: $1,200,761
Homes: 7,489
Population: 26,500
Park Ridge
Avg Sale: $899,969
Homes: 2,389
Population: 9,218
Ramsey
Avg Sale: $1,052,147
Homes: 3,700
Population: 14,722
Ridgefield
Avg Sale: $783,522
Homes: 1,667
Population: 11,439
Ridgefield Park
Avg Sale: $603,019
Homes: 2,220
Population: 13,167
Ridgewood
Avg Sale: $1,316,851
Homes: 7,415
Population: 26,076
River Edge
Avg Sale: $1,000,193
Homes: 3,261
Population: 12,024
River Vale
Avg Sale: $1,094,284
Homes: 2,744
Population: 9,933
Rochelle Park
Avg Sale: $686,209
Homes: 1,854
Population: 5,820
Rockleigh
Avg Sale: $1,892,076
Homes: 79
Population: 519
Rutherford
Avg Sale: $843,531
Homes: 5,014
Population: 18,061
Saddle Brook
Avg Sale: $691,869
Homes: 3,409
Population: 14,349
Saddle River
Avg Sale: $2,634,800
Homes: 1,253
Population: 3,358
South Hackensack
Avg Sale: $648,074
Homes: 489
Population: 2,771
Teaneck
Avg Sale: $720,330
Homes: 10,219
Population: 41,499
Tenafly
Avg Sale: $1,677,306
Homes: 4,110
Population: 15,252
Teterboro
Avg Sale: -
Homes: 12
Population: 120
Upper Saddle River
Avg Sale: $1,759,429
Homes: 2,414
Population: 8,354
Waldwick
Avg Sale: $709,217
Homes: 2,766
Population: 10,090
Wallington
Avg Sale: $688,998
Homes: 1,182
Population: 11,825
Washington Twp
Avg Sale: $875,572
Homes: 2,950
Population: 9,276
Westwood
Avg Sale: $732,546
Homes: 2,924
Population: 11,221
Woodcliff Lake
Avg Sale: $1,188,229
Homes: 1,870
Population: 6,097
Wood-Ridge
Avg Sale: $723,033
Homes: 1,891
Population: 10,094
Wyckoff
Avg Sale: $1,283,962
Homes: 5,387
Population: 16,866