A town of 11,889, settled in 1894. Nearly 4.4% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Wallington does most differently from other towns.
Where Wallington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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1.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Samuel Nelkin County Park | 0.7 mi | 19 |
| 2. Liberty Crossing Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
The public schools Wallington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School | 3–6 | 361 | B− |
| Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School | K–2 | 253 | B− |
| Wallington Junior Senior High School | 7–12 | 545 | B |
Wallington beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Wallington | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9% | 10.9% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 16.7% | 14.7% |
Most working residents leave Wallington for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are New York (14%), Newark (4%) and Hackensack (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.
Wallington has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The typical Wallington home is worth about $692,000, up 10.5% in a year, 19% above the New Jersey typical home.
Wallington reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Wallington sits closer to the middle.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
6 notable people were born in Wallington.
Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
Wallington 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 11,868, an increase of 533 (+4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 11,335, which in turn reflected a decline of 248 (−2.1%) from the 11,583 counted in the 2000 census. Wallington was created as a borough on January 2, 1895, based on a referendum held on December 31, 1894, from area taken from Bergen Township and Saddle River Township. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through New Jersey, in which 26 boroughs were formed in Bergen County alone in 1894, with Wallington the last of the 26 to be formed by an 1894 refere…
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5 towns share a border with Wallington.