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*: $1,182,676
Effective Tax (%): 1.971
Population: 6,505
07401 $1,182,676 1.971 6,505
Alpine
Zip Code: 07620
Average Home Price*: $3,516,366
Effective Tax (%): 0.794
Population: 1,849
07620 $3,516,366 0.794 1,849
Bergenfield
Zip Code: 07621
Average Home Price*: $710,454
Effective Tax (%): 2.202
Population: 26,764
07621 $710,454 2.202 26,764
Bogota
Zip Code: 07603
Average Home Price*: $572,205
Effective Tax (%): 2.293
Population: 8,187
07603 $572,205 2.293 8,187
Carlstadt
Zip Code: 07072
Average Home Price*: $647,332
Effective Tax (%): 1.681
Population: 6,127
07072 $647,332 1.681 6,127
Cliffside Park
Zip Code: 07010
Average Home Price*: $942,886
Effective Tax (%): 1.920
Population: 24,046
07010 $942,886 1.920 24,046
Closter
Zip Code: 07624
Average Home Price*: $1,262,273
Effective Tax (%): 2.017
Population: 8,373
07624 $1,262,273 2.017 8,373
Cresskill
Zip Code: 07626
Average Home Price*: $1,207,767
Effective Tax (%): 2.014
Population: 8,573
07626 $1,207,767 2.014 8,573
Demarest
Zip Code: 07627
Average Home Price*: $1,713,482
Effective Tax (%): 1.924
Population: 4,881
07627 $1,713,482 1.924 4,881
Dumont
Zip Code: 07628
Average Home Price*: $634,048
Effective Tax (%): 2.346
Population: 17,479
07628 $634,048 2.346 17,479
East Rutherford
Zip Code: 07073
Average Home Price*: $607,561
Effective Tax (%): 1.586
Population: 8,913
07073 $607,561 1.586 8,913
Edgewater
Zip Code: 07020
Average Home Price*: $1,523,959
Effective Tax (%): 1.545
Population: 13,978
07020 $1,523,959 1.545 13,978
Elmwood Park
Zip Code: 07407
Average Home Price*: $603,352
Effective Tax (%): 2.150
Population: 19,403
07407 $603,352 2.150 19,403
Emerson
Zip Code: 07630
Average Home Price*: $820,286
Effective Tax (%): 2.423
Population: 7,401
07630 $820,286 2.423 7,401
Englewood
Zip Code: 07631
Average Home Price*: $893,402
Effective Tax (%): 2.088
Population: 27,147
07631 $893,402 2.088 27,147
Englewood Cliffs
Zip Code: 07632
Average Home Price*: $1,926,400
Effective Tax (%): 0.995
Population: 5,281
07632 $1,926,400 0.995 5,281
Fair Lawn
Zip Code: 07410
Average Home Price*: $730,965
Effective Tax (%): 2.202
Population: 32,457
07410 $730,965 2.202 32,457
Fairview
Zip Code: 07022
Average Home Price*: $577,195
Effective Tax (%): 2.075
Population: 13,835
07022 $577,195 2.075 13,835
Fort Lee
Zip Code: 07024
Average Home Price*: $1,211,988
Effective Tax (%): 1.839
Population: 39,642
07024 $1,211,988 1.839 39,642
Franklin Lakes
Zip Code: 07417
Average Home Price*: $1,767,482
Effective Tax (%): 1.400
Population: 10,590
07417 $1,767,482 1.400 10,590
Garfield
Zip Code: 07026
Average Home Price*: $543,451
Effective Tax (%): 1.956
Population: 30,487
07026 $543,451 1.956 30,487
Glen Rock
Zip Code: 07452
Average Home Price*: $1,127,126
Effective Tax (%): 2.436
Population: 11,601
07452 $1,127,126 2.436 11,601
Hackensack
Zip Code: 07601
Average Home Price*: $622,803
Effective Tax (%): 2.527
Population: 43,010
07601 $622,803 2.527 43,010
Harrington Park
Zip Code: 07640
Average Home Price*: $947,468
Effective Tax (%): 2.286
Population: 4,664
07640 $947,468 2.286 4,664
Hasbrouck Heights
Zip Code: 07604
Average Home Price*: $716,749
Effective Tax (%): 2.354
Population: 7,473
07604 $716,749 2.354 7,473
Haworth
Zip Code: 07641
Average Home Price*: $1,470,448
Effective Tax (%): 2.185
Population: 3,382
07641 $1,470,448 2.185 3,382
Hillsdale
Zip Code: 07642
Average Home Price*: $890,901
Effective Tax (%): 2.301
Population: 4,998
07642 $890,901 2.301 4,998
Ho-Ho-Kus
Zip Code: 07423
Average Home Price*: $1,273,740
Effective Tax (%): 1.706
Population: 4,078
07423 $1,273,740 1.706 4,078
Leonia
Zip Code: 07605
Average Home Price*: $882,630
Effective Tax (%): 2.199
Population: 8,937
07605 $882,630 2.199 8,937
Little Ferry
Zip Code: 07643
Average Home Price*: $574,952
Effective Tax (%): 2.330
Population: 10,626
07643 $574,952 2.330 10,626
Lodi
Zip Code: 07644
Average Home Price*: $548,219
Effective Tax (%): 2.006
Population: 24,136
07644 $548,219 2.006 24,136
Lyndhurst
Zip Code: 07071
Average Home Price*: $644,420
Effective Tax (%): 2.089
Population: 20,554
07071 $644,420 2.089 20,554
Mahwah
Zip Code: 07430
Average Home Price*: $993,934
Effective Tax (%): 1.563
Population: 25,890
07430 $993,934 1.563 25,890
Maywood
Zip Code: 07607
Average Home Price*: $647,967
Effective Tax (%): 2.100
Population: 9,555
07607 $647,967 2.100 9,555
Midland Park
Zip Code: 07432
Average Home Price*: $739,051
Effective Tax (%): 2.372
Population: 7,128
07432 $739,051 2.372 7,128
MUNICIPALITY ZIP CODE AVERAGE PRICE* EFFECTIVE TAX (%) POPULATION
Montvale
Zip Code: 07645
Average Home Price*: $1,088,307
Effective Tax (%): 1.989
Population: 7,844
07645 $1,088,307 1.989 7,844
Moonachie
Zip Code: 07074
Average Home Price*: $485,096
Effective Tax (%): 1.755
Population: 2,708
07074 $485,096 1.755 2,708
New Milford
Zip Code: 07646
Average Home Price*: $728,286
Effective Tax (%): 2.261
Population: 16,341
07646 $728,286 2.261 16,341
North Arlington
Zip Code: 07031
Average Home Price*: $616,553
Effective Tax (%): 2.187
Population: 15,392
07031 $616,553 2.187 15,392
Northvale
Zip Code: 07647
Average Home Price*: $842,708
Effective Tax (%): 2.266
Population: 4,640
07647 $842,708 2.266 4,640
Norwood
Zip Code: 07648
Average Home Price*: $1,038,438
Effective Tax (%): 2.054
Population: 5,711
07648 $1,038,438 2.054 5,711
Oakland
Zip Code: 07436
Average Home Price*: $709,545
Effective Tax (%): 2.168
Population: 12,754
07436 $709,545 2.168 12,754
Old Tappan
Zip Code: 07675
Average Home Price*: $1,364,931
Effective Tax (%): 1.785
Population: 5,750
07675 $1,364,931 1.785 5,750
Oradell
Zip Code: 07649
Average Home Price*: $1,002,540
Effective Tax (%): 2.251
Population: 7,978
07649 $1,002,540 2.251 7,978
Palisades Park
Zip Code: 07650
Average Home Price*: $966,587
Effective Tax (%): 1.393
Population: 19,622
07650 $966,587 1.393 19,622
Paramus
Zip Code: 07652
Average Home Price*: $1,226,458
Effective Tax (%): 1.434
Population: 26,342
07652 $1,226,458 1.434 26,342
Park Ridge
Zip Code: 07656
Average Home Price*: $840,584
Effective Tax (%): 2.195
Population: 8,645
07656 $840,584 2.195 8,645
Ramsey
Zip Code: 07446
Average Home Price*: $995,669
Effective Tax (%): 2.068
Population: 14,473
07446 $995,669 2.068 14,473
Ridgefield
Zip Code: 07657
Average Home Price*: $747,408
Effective Tax (%): 1.723
Population: 11,032
07657 $747,408 1.723 11,032
Ridgefield Park
Zip Code: 07660
Average Home Price*: $609,956
Effective Tax (%): 2.598
Population: 12,729
07660 $609,956 2.598 12,729
Ridgewood
Zip Code: 07450
Average Home Price*: $1,266,557
Effective Tax (%): 1.944
Population: 24,958
07450 $1,266,557 1.944 24,958
River Edge
Zip Code: 07661
Average Home Price*: $956,977
Effective Tax (%): 2.459
Population: 11,340
07661 $956,977 2.459 11,340
River Vale
Zip Code: 07675
Average Home Price*: $1,038,328
Effective Tax (%): 2.236
Population: 9,659
07675 $1,038,328 2.236 9,659
Rochelle Park
Zip Code: 07662
Average Home Price*: $633,069
Effective Tax (%): 2.004
Population: 5,530
07662 $633,069 2.004 5,530
Rockleigh
Zip Code: 07647
Average Home Price*: $1,265,000
Effective Tax (%): 0.871
Population: 531
07647 $1,265,000 0.871 531
Rutherford
Zip Code: 07070
Average Home Price*: $790,927
Effective Tax (%): 2.314
Population: 18,061
07070 $790,927 2.314 18,061
Saddle Brook
Zip Code: 07663
Average Home Price*: $648,472
Effective Tax (%): 2.173
Population: 13,659
07663 $648,472 2.173 13,659
Saddle River
Zip Code: 07458
Average Home Price*: $2,521,449
Effective Tax (%): 1.030
Population: 3,152
07458 $2,521,449 1.030 3,152
South Hackensack
Zip Code: 07606
Average Home Price*: $560,000
Effective Tax (%): 1.885
Population: 2,378
07606 $560,000 1.885 2,378
Teaneck
Zip Code: 07666
Average Home Price*: $723,715
Effective Tax (%): 2.219
Population: 39,776
07666 $723,715 2.219 39,776
Tenafly
Zip Code: 07670
Average Home Price*: $1,626,581
Effective Tax (%): 2.086
Population: 14,488
07670 $1,626,581 2.086 14,488
Teterboro
Zip Code: 07608
Average Home Price*: -
Effective Tax (%): 0.891
Population: 67
07608 - 0.891 67
Upper Saddle River
Zip Code: 07458
Average Home Price*: $1,666,821
Effective Tax (%): 1.750
Population: 8,208
07458 $1,666,821 1.750 8,208
Waldwick
Zip Code: 07463
Average Home Price*: $687,300
Effective Tax (%): 2.167
Population: 9,625
07463 $687,300 2.167 9,625
Wallington
Zip Code: 07057
Average Home Price*: $706,932
Effective Tax (%): 2.013
Population: 11,335
07057 $706,932 2.013 11,335
Washington Twp
Zip Code: 07676
Average Home Price*: $828,272
Effective Tax (%): 2.691
Population: 9,102
07676 $828,272 2.691 9,102
Westwood
Zip Code: 07675
Average Home Price*: $734,470
Effective Tax (%): 2.110
Population: 10,908
07675 $734,470 2.110 10,908
Woodcliff Lake
Zip Code: 07677
Average Home Price*: $1,131,273
Effective Tax (%): 2.043
Population: 5,730
07677 $1,131,273 2.043 5,730
Wood-Ridge
Zip Code: 07075
Average Home Price*: $702,841
Effective Tax (%): 2.019
Population: 7,626
07075 $702,841 2.019 7,626
Wyckoff
Zip Code: 07481
Average Home Price*: $1,221,397
Effective Tax (%): 1.708
Population: 16,696
07481 $1,221,397 1.708 16,696
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: $1,182,676
Homes: 2,104
Population: 6,505
Alpine
Avg Sale: $3,516,366
Homes: 653
Population: 1,849
Bergenfield
Avg Sale: $710,454
Homes: 6,875
Population: 26,764
Bogota
Avg Sale: $572,205
Homes: 2,023
Population: 8,187
Carlstadt
Avg Sale: $647,332
Homes: 1,555
Population: 6,127
Cliffside Park
Avg Sale: $942,886
Homes: 4,675
Population: 24,046
Closter
Avg Sale: $1,262,273
Homes: 2,690
Population: 8,373
Cresskill
Avg Sale: $1,207,767
Homes: 2,723
Population: 8,573
Demarest
Avg Sale: $1,713,482
Homes: 1,636
Population: 4,881
Dumont
Avg Sale: $634,048
Homes: 4,978
Population: 17,479
East Rutherford
Avg Sale: $607,561
Homes: 1,953
Population: 8,913
Edgewater
Avg Sale: $1,523,959
Homes: 1,338
Population: 13,978
Elmwood Park
Avg Sale: $603,352
Homes: 4,772
Population: 19,403
Emerson
Avg Sale: $820,286
Homes: 2,316
Population: 7,401
Englewood
Avg Sale: $893,402
Homes: 6,657
Population: 27,147
Englewood Cliffs
Avg Sale: $1,926,400
Homes: 1,918
Population: 5,281
Fair Lawn
Avg Sale: $730,965
Homes: 10,209
Population: 32,457
Fairview
Avg Sale: $577,195
Homes: 2,121
Population: 13,835
Fort Lee
Avg Sale: $1,211,988
Homes: 5,230
Population: 39,642
Franklin Lakes
Avg Sale: $1,767,482
Homes: 3,452
Population: 10,590
Garfield
Avg Sale: $543,451
Homes: 5,468
Population: 30,487
Glen Rock
Avg Sale: $1,127,126
Homes: 3,845
Population: 11,601
Hackensack
Avg Sale: $622,803
Homes: 8,227
Population: 43,010
Harrington Park
Avg Sale: $947,468
Homes: 1,588
Population: 4,664
Hasbrouck Heights
Avg Sale: $716,749
Homes: 3,308
Population: 7,473
Haworth
Avg Sale: $1,470,448
Homes: 1,131
Population: 3,382
Hillsdale
Avg Sale: $890,901
Homes: 3,291
Population: 4,998
Ho-Ho-Kus
Avg Sale: $1,273,740
Homes: 1,436
Population: 4,078
Leonia
Avg Sale: $882,630
Homes: 2,443
Population: 8,937
Little Ferry
Avg Sale: $574,952
Homes: 2,239
Population: 10,626
Lodi
Avg Sale: $548,219
Homes: 4,442
Population: 24,136
Lyndhurst
Avg Sale: $644,420
Homes: 5,117
Population: 20,554
Mahwah
Avg Sale: $993,934
Homes: 9,241
Population: 25,890
Maywood
Avg Sale: $647,967
Homes: 2,727
Population: 9,555
Midland Park
Avg Sale: $739,051
Homes: 2,194
Population: 7,128
Montvale
Avg Sale: $1,088,307
Homes: 2,620
Population: 7,844
Moonachie
Avg Sale: $485,096
Homes: 598
Population: 2,708
New Milford
Avg Sale: $728,286
Homes: 4,198
Population: 16,341
North Arlington
Avg Sale: $616,553
Homes: 3,730
Population: 15,392
Northvale
Avg Sale: $842,708
Homes: 1,484
Population: 4,640
Norwood
Avg Sale: $1,038,438
Homes: 1,798
Population: 5,711
Oakland
Avg Sale: $709,545
Homes: 4,410
Population: 12,754
Old Tappan
Avg Sale: $1,364,931
Homes: 1,931
Population: 5,750
Oradell
Avg Sale: $1,002,540
Homes: 2,635
Population: 7,978
Palisades Park
Avg Sale: $966,587
Homes: 3,547
Population: 19,622
Paramus
Avg Sale: $1,226,458
Homes: 8,124
Population: 26,342
Park Ridge
Avg Sale: $840,584
Homes: 2,921
Population: 8,645
Ramsey
Avg Sale: $995,669
Homes: 5,106
Population: 14,473
Ridgefield
Avg Sale: $747,408
Homes: 2,509
Population: 11,032
Ridgefield Park
Avg Sale: $609,956
Homes: 2,866
Population: 12,729
Ridgewood
Avg Sale: $1,266,557
Homes: 7,435
Population: 24,958
River Edge
Avg Sale: $956,977
Homes: 3,228
Population: 11,340
River Vale
Avg Sale: $1,038,328
Homes: 3,290
Population: 9,659
Rochelle Park
Avg Sale: $633,069
Homes: 1,809
Population: 5,530
Rockleigh
Avg Sale: $1,265,000
Homes: 73
Population: 531
Rutherford
Avg Sale: $790,927
Homes: 5,014
Population: 18,061
Saddle Brook
Avg Sale: $648,472
Homes: 4,132
Population: 13,659
Saddle River
Avg Sale: $2,521,449
Homes: 1,214
Population: 3,152
South Hackensack
Avg Sale: $560,000
Homes: 514
Population: 2,378
Teaneck
Avg Sale: $723,715
Homes: 11,269
Population: 39,776
Tenafly
Avg Sale: $1,626,581
Homes: 4,500
Population: 14,488
Teterboro
Avg Sale: -
Homes: 7
Population: 67
Upper Saddle River
Avg Sale: $1,666,821
Homes: 2,616
Population: 8,208
Waldwick
Avg Sale: $687,300
Homes: 3,332
Population: 9,625
Wallington
Avg Sale: $706,932
Homes: 2,155
Population: 11,335
Washington Twp
Avg Sale: $828,272
Homes: 3,376
Population: 9,102
Westwood
Avg Sale: $734,470
Homes: 3,104
Population: 10,908
Woodcliff Lake
Avg Sale: $1,131,273
Homes: 1,872
Population: 5,730
Wood-Ridge
Avg Sale: $702,841
Homes: 2,488
Population: 7,626
Wyckoff
Avg Sale: $1,221,397
Homes: 5,536
Population: 16,696