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A borough of 18,279 people in New Jersey
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Conserved land3.3%41 of 1,242 acres
Trails0.3 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
1894Established
17,863Population
2 sq miArea
98 ftElevation

Dumont 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 17,863, an increase of 384 (+2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 17,479, which in turn reflected a decrease of 24 (−0.1%) from the 17,503 counted in the 2000 census. The borough was originally formed on July 20, 1891, as the Borough of Schraalenburgh from portions of Harrington Township and Palisades Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. On March 7, 1898, portions of th…

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Housing in Dumont

$677K▲ 8.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Dumont home is worth about $677,000, up 8.8% in a year, 17% above the New Jersey typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market50
Sale-to-list104.8%
Sold in May13
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Safety in Dumont

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Safety Grade A+

Dumont reports less crime per resident than 95% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Dumont 0.2
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Dumont 2
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Dumont’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#137Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictDumont Public School DistrictSchools5

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