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About Guttenberg

Town in Hudson County, New Jersey, US
1859Established
12,017Population
0.2 sq miArea
194 ftElevation

Guttenberg ( GUT-ən-burg) is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In the 2020 Census, it was the most densely populated incorporated municipality in the United States, as well as one of the most densely populated municipalities worldwide, with 57,116 inhabitants per square mile (22,053/km2) of land area. Only four blocks wide north to south, Guttenberg has been variously ranked as the ninth-smallest municipality in the state (based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau) or as the state's seventh-smallest municipality (based on data from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection). As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population w…

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Housing in Guttenberg

$416K▲ 2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Guttenberg home is worth about $416,000, up 2% in a year, 28% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market126
Sale-to-list96.2%
Sold in May8
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Safety in Guttenberg

B−

Safety Grade B-

Guttenberg reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Guttenberg sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Guttenberg 1.4
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Guttenberg 8.4
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

The public schools Guttenberg’s kids attend trail 93% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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