Bergen County, New Jersey
A small borough with a walkable center and a station on the Main Line. Slava's office is here.
By Slava Zborovsky · Updated
Ho-Ho-Kus is a borough in Bergen County where the typical home is worth about $1,363,000, the average property tax bill is $19,834, and the high school ranks #35 in New Jersey. A small borough with a walkable center and a station on the Main Line. Slava's office is here.
To the GW Bridge
14.2 mi
Road miles, calculated
Population
4,270
Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year
Ho-Ho-Kus is served by Ho-Ho-Kus School District (PreK-8). High schoolers attend Northern Highlands Regional HS. Send-receive agreement with Northern Highlands Regional HSD; a 2016 fixed-price extension runs 'through 2026' (about $4.3M in 2025-26).
The average residential property tax bill in Ho-Ho-Kus was $19,834 in 2025, up from $18,938 in 2024. The 2025 general tax rate is 2.501% of assessed value and the effective rate is 1.706% of market value, per the New Jersey Division of Taxation.source
At Ho-Ho-Kus’s typical value of $1,363,000, a seller pays roughly $13,967 in New Jersey’s Realty Transfer Fee plus $13,630 in the Graduated Percent Fee (1% of the price, which sellers have paid since July 10, 2025), about $27,597 in state transfer costs before commission and attorney fees. Standard rates; some sellers qualify for reductions. Run your own number.
Ho-Ho-Kus has its own NJ Transit station on the Main Line / Bergen County Line. Scheduled morning-peak trips take 51-60 minutes to New York Penn Station and 43-52 minutes to Hoboken, per the NJ Transit timetable.source The George Washington Bridge is about 14.2 road miles away.
To sell a home in Ho-Ho-Kus for the best price, start with a valuation built on recent Ho-Ho-Kus sales, prepare the house so it photographs and shows at its best, and market it to the buyers already looking in Bergen County. That is the plan Slava Zborovsky follows with every seller here.
Slava grew up in the Pascack Valley, has been a licensed New Jersey broker since 2007, and works as a Broker Associate with The Agency One Rock from its Ho-Ho-Kus office. He will walk your home, show you the sales that matter, and give you a clear plan, whether you list next month or next year.
RealTrends Verified ranks Slava #3 by 2025 volume among agents in Ho-Ho-Kus: $17.37 million across 12 transaction sides. source
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From the state’s deed records
59 homes in the past 12 months at a median of $1.27M. Full market report
59 recorded sales shown
Sales recorded by the State of New Jersey (SR1A deed records). Points are placed to within about 100 metres; street names only.
