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Teaneck Township vs Hackensack

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (+71% in Teaneck Township) and homeowners (+40.9 pts renters in Hackensack).

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Teaneck Township, NJAn outdoors townBergen County · 41,876 people
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Hackensack, NJA colonial town, settled 1665New Jersey · 46,057 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Teaneck TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#40 most walkable in NJ8.7 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$696K typical home20% above the NJ typical home All about Teaneck Township →
HackensackA colonial town, settled 1665
HistorySettled in 16656 places on the National Register Famous people71 notable peopleborn in Hackensack Outdoors#45 most walkable in NJ4.7 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves All about Hackensack →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Household income+71%
Households in Teaneck Township earn more
Teaneck Township $144,075Hackensack $84,277
Homeowners+40.9 pts renters
Hackensack has more renters
Teaneck Township 77.5%Hackensack 36.6%
Home values+39%
Homes cost more in Teaneck Township
Teaneck Township $546,100Hackensack $393,700
Jobs per worker2.1×
Hackensack is more of a job hub
Hackensack 1.71Teaneck Township 0.81
Kids under 18+7.8 pts
Teaneck Township has more kids
Teaneck Township 22.5%Hackensack 14.7%
Bachelor’s degree++15.1 pts
More adults in Teaneck Township have a degree
Teaneck Township 57.2%Hackensack 42.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,250 more a month in Teaneck Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Teaneck Township$4,710/mo
Typical home $696K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.83%+ · or rent about $1,832/mo · Housing →
Hackensack$3,460/mo
Typical home $475K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.45% · or rent about $1,911/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,250 a month, about $15,000 a year, between Teaneck Township and Hackensack.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Teaneck Township places higher on 19 of 26 NJ lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New Jersey ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
B+Teaneck TownshipSafer than 69% of U.S. towns CHackensackSafer than 28% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+Teaneck TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state CHackensackBetter than 26% of districts in the state
Health
ATeaneck TownshipHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns B+HackensackHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns
19Teaneck Township
6Hackensack

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest incomeIncome · 469 towns #130#392 Most conserved landOutdoors · 467 towns #150#377 Shortest commuteGetting around · 469 towns #377#181 Most library borrowingLibraries · 236 towns #87#180 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 164 towns #25#87 SafestSafety · 324 towns #163#276 Most activeHealth · 469 towns #213#370 Most affordableCost of living · 469 towns #308#166

Left end = #1 in New Jersey. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Teaneck Township’s rankings →

Where they are

Teaneck Township and Hackensack share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Teaneck TownshipHackensackTeaneck TownshipHackensack
Teaneck Township ↔ Hackensack1.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
666 Teaneck Township residents work in Hackensack (3.5% of its workers)
464 Hackensack residents work in Teaneck Township (2.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Teaneck Township →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Teaneck TownshipHackensack
Snow a year28″28″
January low25°F25°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)216d216d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th54th
Outdoors & history
Teaneck TownshipHackensack
Trails9 mi5 mi
Conserved land18.4%3.5%
Settled18951665
National Register places76
Archive photos—24
Famous people born here—71
Community
Teaneck TownshipHackensack
Library hours a week68 hrs64 hrs
Colleges in town11
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Teaneck TownshipHackensack
People
Population 41,876Lowest 46,057Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.7%Lowest NJ: +5.7% +7%Highest NJ: +5.7%
Median age 38.2±1.6Lowest 5% below NJ 41.8±2.1Highest 4% above NJ
Hackensack and Teaneck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.5%±2.2Highest NJ: 21.8% 14.7%±1.5Lowest NJ: 21.8%
Age 65+ 17.8%±1.5Lowest NJ: 17.2% 18.1%±1.6Highest NJ: 17.2%
Hackensack and Teaneck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.2%Highest NJ: 43.6% 42.1%Lowest NJ: 43.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.8%±1.3Highest NJ: 6.4% 6.5%±1.2Lowest NJ: 6.4%
Teaneck Township and Hackensack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $144,075±$10kHighest 39% above NJ $84,277±$5kLowest 19% below NJ
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $546,100±$26kHighest 20% above NJ $393,700±$24kLowest 13% below NJ
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,832±$108Lowest 7% above NJ $1,911±$50Highest 11% above NJ
Hackensack and Teaneck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 4% above NJ $9,652Lowest about the NJ average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.7%±7.6Lowest NJ: 51.6% 51.4%±4.9Highest NJ: 51.6%
Hackensack and Teaneck Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest NJ: 9.7% 12.1%Highest NJ: 9.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.5%Highest NJ: 63.8% 36.6%Lowest NJ: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 20 yrs older than NJ 1969Highest 1 yr older than NJ
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 13% above NJ 29 minLowest 5% below NJ
Work from home 21.3%±3.5Highest NJ: 16.8% 14.4%±2Lowest NJ: 16.8%
Work in townworking residents 7.2%Lowest 11.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Lowest 1.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New York (31%)New York (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Hackensack2% work in Teaneck Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.4%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.7 miHighest 4.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 12Lowest 15Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 155Highest 150Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #283 of 458 in NJ#228 of 458 in NJ
School district Teaneck School DistrictBergen County Vocational Technical School District · Hackensack School District
High school in town Teaneck High SchoolHackensack High School
Students per teacherat that high school 12.0Lowest 13.2Highest
New Jersey average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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