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About Edgewater
Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, USEdgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,336, an increase of 2,823 (+24.5%) from the 2010 census count of 11,513, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,836 (+50.0%) from the 7,677 counted in the 2000 census The borough's history has featured the founding of the first colony in Bergen County, contribution to the Revolutionary War, a period as a "sleepy, pastoral little town" with resort hotels in the 19th century, industrialization in the early 20th century, and a transition to a rapidly growing residential community in the late 20th century. Edgewater was i…
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Housing in Edgewater
The typical Edgewater home is worth about $711,000, up 5.1% in a year, 22% above the New Jersey typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Edgewater
Safety Grade B
Edgewater reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Edgewater
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The public schools Edgewater’s kids attend outperform 53% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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