Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median home value$544,100
New York $614,200
Median rent$1,977/mo
New York $1,830/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
New York 42%
Englewood
Bergen County29,638 residentsEnglewood Public School District
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
36th of 60 New York suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
49
New York median 52
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Englewood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Englewood against New York. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency13th pct
New York median 35th pct
Student–teacher ratio11.0
New York median 11.6
Graduation rate88%
New York median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index107
New York 100
Eff. tax rate1.82%
New York 1.37%
Local sales tax6.60%
New York median 8.54%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 45/100
D
Mean commute30.9 min
New York 35.6 min
Under 30 minutes54%
New York 44%
Transit stops / sq mi2.4
New York median 2.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 59/100
C
Restaurants & cafés23
New York median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
New York median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks69
New York median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 46/100
D
Median household income$102,571
New York $99,155
Unemployment7.8%
New York 6.8%
Professional occupations52%
New York 48%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Englewood on housing & affordability
Englewood's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Hicksville25 mi from EnglewoodC+ 62 C East Meadow25 mi from EnglewoodC+ 65 C+ Harrison16 mi from EnglewoodC 59 C Hoboken10 mi from EnglewoodC 69 B− New City18 mi from EnglewoodC 54 C− Franklin Square20 mi from EnglewoodC− 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Englewood
Is Englewood, NJ a good place to live?
Englewood scores 49 out of 100, 36th of 60 New York suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Englewood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $544,100, 11% below the New York median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.82%. $1,977/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Englewood?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Englewood sit at the 13th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 11.0 student–teacher ratio. Englewood is served by Englewood Public School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Englewood?
The mean commute is 30.9 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 17% working from home. Transit density is 2.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Englewood?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 23 restaurants and cafés and 69 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Englewood old or new?
The median home in Englewood was built in 1959 — close to the New York median of 1960. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 50% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.