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A borough of 10,164 people in New Jersey
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Map of Waldwick: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land3.8%50 of 1,315 acres
Trails0.9 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves45 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Roger Puta took these 5 during a cab ride on from EL freight NY-97 on April 25, 19701970
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Roger Puta took these 5 during a cab ride on from EL freight NY-97 on April 25, 1970, 1970

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About Waldwick

Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
1919Established
10,058Population
2.1 sq miArea
223 ftElevation

Waldwick ( ) 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 10,058, an increase of 433 (+4.5%) from the 2010 census count of 9,625, which in turn reflected an increase of three people (+0.0%) from the 9,622 counted in the 2000 census.

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ZIP code07463
Area code201
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Housing in Waldwick

$764K▲ 7.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Waldwick home is worth about $764,000, up 7.2% in a year, 32% above the New Jersey typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market43
Sale-to-list115.2%
Sold in May7
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Safety in Waldwick

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Safety Grade A+

Waldwick reports less crime per resident than 96% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Waldwick 0.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Waldwick 2.4
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Waldwick’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#116Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictWaldwick School DistrictSchools7

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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