Lodi, NJ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Lodi (English pronunciation: /ˈloʊdaɪ/ ) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 26,207, an increase of 2,070 (+8.6%) from the 2010 census count of 24,136, which in turn reflected an increase of 165 (+0.7%) from the 23,971 counted in the 2000 census. Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi, Lombardy. It was incorporated as a borough on December 22, 1894, from portions of the now-defunct municipalities of Lodi Township (now South Hackensack) and Saddle River Township (now Saddle Brook), at the height of Bergen County's "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, based on the results o…

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How Lodi ranks

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#67Fastest growing in NJ #82Shortest commute in NJ #192Cheapest rent in NJ All NJ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code07644

Area code973

Living in Lodi

Housing in Lodi

$630K▲ 5.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lodi home is worth about $630,000, up 5.8% in a year, 9% above the New Jersey typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market69

Sale-to-list103.6%

Sold in May9

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Safety in Lodi

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Safety Grade B-

Lodi reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Lodi sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Lodi 1.9

New Jersey 2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Lodi 11.9

New Jersey 12.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Lodi

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School Grade B-

The public schools Lodi’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictLodi School DistrictSchools9

Wilson School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 382 students Washington School CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 358 students Hilltop School CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 337 students Columbus School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 265 students Roosevelt School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 148 students Thomas Jefferson Middle School C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 686 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.