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Palisades Park

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Conserved land11%89 of 814 acres
Trails1.8 mi1.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves14 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Palisades Park

Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
1899Established
20,292Population
1.3 sq miArea
112 ftElevation

Palisades Park 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 20,292, an increase of 670 (+3.4%) from the 2010 census count of 19,622, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,549 (+14.9%) from the 17,073 counted in the 2000 census. The borough of Palisades Park was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 22, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township. A portion of its area was annexed by the neighboring borough of Fort Lee in April 1909. The borough was named for its location atop the New Jersey Palisades. It is one of the largest and fastest-growing ethnic Korean enclaves outside of Korea. …

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ZIP code07650
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Housing in Palisades Park

$1.02M▲ 9.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Palisades Park home is worth about $1,016,000, up 9.6% in a year, 75% above the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market69
Sale-to-list99.7%
Sold in May9
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Safety in Palisades Park

A−

Safety Grade A-

Palisades Park reports less crime per resident than 82% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Palisades Park 0.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Palisades Park 5
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Palisades Park’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 sit near the middle.

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