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Conserved land11%253 of 2,245 acres
Trails2.6 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves229 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, US
1901Established
8,927Population
3.5 sq miArea
312 ftElevation

North Haledon (pronounced North HAIL-don) is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,927, an increase of 510 (+6.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,417, which in turn reflected an increase of 497 (+6.3%) from the 7,920 counted in the 2000 census. North Haledon was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1901, from portions of the now-defunct Manchester Township.

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Housing in North Haledon

$720K▲ 6.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical North Haledon home is worth about $720,000, up 6.1% in a year, 24% above the New Jersey typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market66
Sale-to-list103.4%
Sold in May5
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Safety in North Haledon

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). North Haledon's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
North Haledon 0.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
North Haledon 4.6
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools North Haledon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#200Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictNorth Haledon School DistrictSchools3

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