Cliffside Park, NJ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Cliffside Park is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 25,693, an increase of 2,099 (+8.9%) from the 2010 census count of 23,594, which in turn reflected an increase of 587 (+2.6%) from the 23,007 counted in the 2000 census. Cliffside Park was formed based on the results of a referendum held on January 15, 1895, from portions of Ridgefield Township. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, as one of two boroughs created in 1895 after 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. The borough was named for its location as a "Park by the Cliffs…

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How Cliffside Park ranks

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#4Most walkable in NJ #63Fastest growing in NJ #121Safest in NJ All NJ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code07010

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Living in Cliffside Park

Housing in Cliffside Park

$643K▲ 2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cliffside Park home is worth about $643,000, up 2% in a year, 11% above the New Jersey typical home.

A buyer's market

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Days on market70

Sale-to-list99.6%

Sold in May20

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Safety in Cliffside Park

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Safety Grade A-

Cliffside Park reports less crime per resident than 75% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Cliffside Park 0.8

New Jersey 2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Cliffside Park 6.3

New Jersey 12.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Cliffside Park

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School Grade C

The public schools Cliffside Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictCliffside Park School DistrictSchools7

School #4 B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 478 students School #3 C+Elementary · Grades K–4 · 359 students School #5 C+Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 305 students Childrens Home Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 36 students Townsville Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 22 students School #6/Middle School BMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 679 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.

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