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Demarest vs Closter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Jersey.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Demarest has the most expensive homes ($1115k median).
Closter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Demarest | Closter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,911Lowest |
8,606Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest NJ: +5.7% |
+2.6%Highest NJ: +5.7% |
| Median age | 46.1±2.3Highest 15% above NJ |
39.8±2.9Lowest about the NJ average |
| Kids under 18 | 27.3%±5Lowest NJ: 21.8% |
29.5%±4.3Highest NJ: 21.8% |
| Closter and Demarest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±3.9Highest NJ: 17.2% |
14.8%±2.2Lowest NJ: 17.2% |
| Demarest and Closter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.9%Highest NJ: 43.6% |
66.3%Lowest NJ: 43.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.4Lowest NJ: 6.4% |
5.1%±1.8Highest NJ: 6.4% |
| Closter and Demarest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $208,036±$56kHighest 101% above NJ |
$190,469±$40kLowest 84% above NJ |
| Demarest and Closter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,114,600±$184kHighest 145% above NJ |
$871,300±$40kLowest 92% above NJ |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 104% above NJ |
$2,721±$286Lowest 58% above NJ |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 4% above NJ |
$10,000+ at least 4% above NJ |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.9%±100Highest NJ: 51.6% |
50%±14.3Lowest NJ: 51.6% |
| Demarest and Closter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest NJ: 9.7% |
8.1%Highest NJ: 9.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest NJ: 63.8% |
81.5%Lowest NJ: 63.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 3 yrs older than NJ |
1959Lowest 11 yrs older than NJ |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 43 minHighest 42% above NJ |
33 minLowest 9% above NJ |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.5Lowest NJ: 16.8% |
26.6%±5.3Highest NJ: 16.8% |
| Closter and Demarest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 457 in NJ | #18 of 457 in NJ |
| School district | Bergen County Vocational Technical School District · Demarest School District | Closter Public School District |
| High school in town | Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NJ average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.