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About Totowa
Borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, USTotowa ( ) 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 11,065, an increase of 261 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,804, which in turn reflected an increase of 912 (+9.2%) from the 9,892 counted in the 2000 census. Totowa was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1898, from portions of Wayne Township and the now-defunct Manchester Township.
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Housing in Totowa
The typical Totowa home is worth about $665,000, up 5.7% in a year, 14% above the New Jersey typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Totowa
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Totowa's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Totowa
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The public schools Totowa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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