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A borough of 11,283 people in New Jersey
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Map of Westwood: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land9.5%138 of 1,463 acres
Trails2.5 mi1.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves512 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
11,282Population
2.3 sq miArea
66 ftElevation

Westwood (known as "The Hub of the Pascack Valley") is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Westwood is part of the New York metropolitan area. Many of its residents regularly commute to New York City for work and leisure, many using public transportation. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,282, an increase of 374 (+3.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,908, which in turn reflected a decline of 91 (−0.8%) from the 10,999 counted in the 2000 census. Westwood was officially incorporated as a borough on May 8, 1894, from portions of Washington Township, early during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in w…

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Housing in Westwood

$777K▲ 7.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Westwood home is worth about $777,000, up 7.5% in a year, 34% above the New Jersey typical home.

Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety Grade A

Westwood reports less crime per resident than 92% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Westwood 0.8
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Westwood 3
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Westwood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#125Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictWestwood Regional School DistrictSchools4

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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