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A borough of 16,461 people in New Jersey
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Map of North Arlington: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.5%25 of 1,610 acres
Trails4.1 mi1.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves72 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About North Arlington

Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
1896Established
16,457Population
2.5 sq miArea
79 ftElevation

North Arlington 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 16,457, an increase of 1,065 (+6.9%) from the 2010 census count of 15,392, which in turn reflected an increase of 211 (+1.4%) from the 15,181 counted in the 2000 census. As the site of Holy Cross Cemetery, which has interred almost 290,000 individuals since its establishment in 1915, and with another Jewish cemetery including several thousand more burials, North Arlington has almost 20 times more dead people than living, with more burials than the living population of Newark, the state's largest city. Holy Cross has an average of 2,600 interments …

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ZIP code07031
Area code201
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Housing in North Arlington

$635K▲ 3.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical North Arlington home is worth about $635,000, up 3.9% in a year, 9% above the New Jersey typical home.

Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Violent crime per 1,000
North Arlington 1
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
North Arlington 10.3
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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The public schools North Arlington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictNorth Arlington School DistrictSchools7

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