A town of 10,164, settled in 1919. Nearly 3.8% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Waldwick does most differently from other towns.
Where Waldwick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Waldwick. Another town gets a different order.
0.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Borough Park | 0.1 mi | 20 |
| 2. Veteran's Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
| 3. HCA Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Waldwick beats the New Jersey average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Waldwick | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.1% | 7% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.2% | 15.5% |
Most working residents leave Waldwick for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are New York (14%), Paramus (4%) and Ridgewood (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia A Traphagen School | PK–5 | 414 | A− |
| Crescent Elementary School | K–5 | 313 | A− |
| The Village School Private | PK–8 | 228 | |
| Waldwick Middle School | 6–8 | 401 | A− |
| Waldwick High School | 9–12 | 434 | B |
| Waldwick Seventh-Day Adventist School Private | K–12 | 100 |
Waldwick reports less crime per resident than 96% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
The typical Waldwick home is worth about $764,000, up 7.2% in a year, 32% above the New Jersey typical home.
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). 60% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Waldwick | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 39.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Waldwick has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Waldwick on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Waldwick.
Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
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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6 towns share a border with Waldwick.
