Relocation
Moving to Bergen County
Towns, commutes, taxes and the first 60 days, for anyone moving to northern Bergen County.
Most people moving to these towns come for space, schools and a train to the city. These guides answer the questions they ask first, with numbers from New Jersey’s deed and tax records, NJ Transit’s timetables and the state tax departments.
Relocation guides
NYC to Bergen County
Towns, prices, the commute and your taxes.
Commuting to NYC
Every town's train time to Penn Station.
NJ vs NY taxes
Income, sales and property tax compared.
Moving checklist
License, registration and your first 60 days.Best towns for families
Schools, commute and price side by side.Every town at a glance
- Train, min
- 47-56
- Median sale
- $1.16M
- Avg tax bill
- $20,596
- Train, min
- 48-63
- Median sale
- $750K
- Avg tax bill
- $15,316
- Train, min
- 51-60
- Median sale
- $1.27M
- Avg tax bill
- $19,834
- Train, min
- 51-66
- Median sale
- $711K
- Avg tax bill
- $12,163
- Train, min
- 51-66 (from Westwood)
- Median sale
- $943K
- Avg tax bill
- $17,198
- Train, min
- 55-63 (from Waldwick)
- Median sale
- $2.45M
- Avg tax bill
- $20,339
- Train, min
- 55-69
- Median sale
- $856K
- Avg tax bill
- $15,874
- Train, min
- 55-63 (from Waldwick)
- Median sale
- $1.72M
- Avg tax bill
- $20,718
- Train, min
- 55-63 (from Waldwick)
- Median sale
- $1.16M
- Avg tax bill
- $16,425
- Train, min
- 55-69 (from Hillsdale)
- Median sale
- $1.13M
- Avg tax bill
- $19,377
- Train, min
- 55-69 (from Hillsdale)
- Median sale
- $775K
- Avg tax bill
- $13,480
- Train, min
- 58-66
- Median sale
- $900K
- Avg tax bill
- $17,912
- Train, min
- 59-65
- Median sale
- $1.2M
- Avg tax bill
- $20,637
- Train, min
- 62-70 (from Ramsey)
- Median sale
- $1.4M
- Avg tax bill
- $20,432
- Train, min
- 62-74
- Median sale
- $800K
- Avg tax bill
- $15,830
- Train, min
- 65-77
- Median sale
- $840K
- Avg tax bill
- $14,026
- Train, min
- 70-77
- Median sale
- $595K
- Avg tax bill
- $10,236
- Train, min
- Bus
- Median sale
- $4.25M
- Avg tax bill
- $23,291
- Train, min
- Bus
- Median sale
- $1.42M
- Avg tax bill
- $25,128
Train: scheduled weekday morning-peak trips to New York Penn Station via Secaucus Junction, NJ Transit timetables; towns without a station show the nearest one in brackets. Median: past 12 months of recorded sales, NJ Division of Taxation. Tax bill: 2025 average residential bill, NJ Division of Taxation.
- What does it cost to live in Bergen County, NJ?
- Across the 19 towns in these guides, the median recorded sale over the past 12 months runs from $595K in Mahwah to $4.25M in Alpine, and the 2025 average residential tax bill from $10,236 in Mahwah to $25,128 in Tenafly, per the NJ Division of Taxation.
- How long is the commute from Bergen County to New York City?
- It depends on the town and the line. The table above gives NJ Transit's scheduled weekday morning-peak time to New York Penn Station via Secaucus for each town; the commute guide covers which towns have a station, the bus towns and road miles to the George Washington Bridge.
