Teaneck, NJ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Teaneck (English pronunciation: /ˈtiːnɛk/ ) is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 41,246, an increase of 1,470 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 39,776, which in turn reflected an increase of 516 (+1.3%) from the 39,260 counted in the 2000 census. As of 2020, Teaneck was the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, behind Hackensack, which had a population of 46,030. Teaneck was created on February 19, 1895, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature from portions of Englewood Township and Ridgefield Township, b…

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Town numbers

ZIP code07666

Area code201

Living in Teaneck

Housing in Teaneck

$696K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Teaneck home is worth about $696,000, up 1.8% in a year, 20% above the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety in Teaneck

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Safety Grade B+

Teaneck reports less crime per resident than 69% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Teaneck sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Teaneck 1.3

New Jersey 2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Teaneck 6.5

New Jersey 12.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Teaneck

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School Grade C+

The public schools Teaneck’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictTeaneck School DistrictSchools15

Teaneck Community Charter school A-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 377 students John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School CElementary · Grades K–4 · 361 students Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades K–4 · 334 students James Russell Lowell Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades K–4 · 320 students William Cullen Bryant SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 283 students Theodora Smiley Lacey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 115 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.

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