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Map of Old Tappan: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land3.5%92 of 2,648 acres
Trails3.5 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves515 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
1894Established
5,888Population
4.2 sq miArea
52 ftElevation

Old Tappan (English pronunciation: /tæˈpæːn/ ) is a borough in northern Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,888, an increase of 138 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 5,750, which in turn reflected an increase of 268 (+4.9%) from the 5,482 counted in the 2000 census. Old Tappan was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 18, 1894, from portions of Harrington Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 18…

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Housing in Old Tappan

$1.25M▲ 7.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Old Tappan home is worth about $1,249,000, up 7.7% in a year, 115% above the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety Grade A+

Old Tappan reports less crime per resident than 95% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Old Tappan 0.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Old Tappan 1.7
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Old Tappan’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#39Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictNorthern Valley Regional High School DistrictSchools4

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