Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County towns
The towns Slava knows street by street.
Across these 19 Northern Bergen County towns, the typical home value runs from $723,000 in Mahwah to $3,262,000 in Alpine, and the average property tax bill from $10,236 in Mahwah to $25,128 in Tenafly.
Every guide has the town’s typical home value, property taxes, schools and commute, from sourced public data. See all 19 ranked or compare two side by side.
The Saddle River corridor
Saddle River, the surrounding boroughs and the western Bergen estate towns.
The Pascack Valley
Where Slava grew up: Westwood, Hillsdale, the lake towns and their neighbors.
The Northern Valley
Alpine and Tenafly near the George Washington Bridge, and Old Tappan up at the New York line.
All towns at a glance
Typical home value, average property tax bill and the best-ranked public high school serving each town.
Alpine$3,262,000
Tax bill $23,291 · High school #23 in NJ
Saddle River$2,432,000
Tax bill $20,339 · High school #35 in NJ
Franklin Lakes$1,643,000
Tax bill $20,718 · High school #115 in NJ
Upper Saddle River$1,460,000
Tax bill $20,432 · High school #35 in NJ
Ho-Ho-Kus$1,363,000
Tax bill $19,834 · High school #35 in NJ
Tenafly$1,330,000
Tax bill $25,128 · High school #23 in NJ
Woodcliff Lake$1,281,000
Tax bill $20,637 · High school #71 in NJ
Ridgewood$1,269,000
Tax bill $20,596 · High school #43 in NJ
Old Tappan$1,249,000
Tax bill $19,377 · High school #47 in NJ
Wyckoff$1,174,000
Tax bill $16,425 · High school #115 in NJ
Allendale$1,126,000
Tax bill $17,912 · High school #35 in NJ
River Vale$990,000
Tax bill $17,198 · High school #118 in NJ
Montvale$945,000
Tax bill $14,026 · High school #71 in NJ
Hillsdale$867,000
Tax bill $15,874 · High school #118 in NJ
Park Ridge$862,000
Tax bill $15,830 · High school #97 in NJ
Washington Township$834,000
Tax bill $13,480 · High school #113 in NJ
Emerson$798,000
Tax bill $15,316 · High school #103 in NJ
Westwood$777,000
Tax bill $12,163 · High school #113 in NJ
Mahwah$723,000
Tax bill $10,236 · High school #80 in NJ
Typical values: Zillow Home Value Index, August 2026. Tax bills: New Jersey Division of Taxation, 2025 average residential bill. High school rank: U.S. News, best-ranked school serving the town. Each town guide links its sources.
