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A borough of 40,067 people in New Jersey
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Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
40,191Population
2.9 sq miArea
289 ftElevation

Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop The Palisades. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 40,191, an increase of 4,846 (+13.7%) from the 2010 census count of 35,345, which in turn reflected a decline of 116 (−0.3%) from the 35,461 counted in the 2000 census. Along with other communities in Bergen County, it is one of the largest and fastest-growing ethnic Korean enclaves outside of Korea. Fort Lee is named for the site of an American Revolutionary War military encampment, named after controversial Continental Army general Charles Lee. At the turn of the 20th century, it…

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$599K▲ 7.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Fort Lee home is worth about $599,000, up 7.7% in a year, close to the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market81
Sale-to-list98.5%
Sold in May35
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B

Safety Grade B

Fort Lee reports less crime per resident than 58% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Fort Lee sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Fort Lee 1.1
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Fort Lee 9.4
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Fort Lee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#61Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictFort Lee School DistrictSchools8

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