“Ridgewood, NJ is one of those suburban towns that seem just perfect, a leafy village with a self-sufficient downtown, neighborhoods of wonderful old houses, a low crime rate, no industry, one of North Jersey’s best school systems, and a great recreation program.” –Nan Goldberg Author, “Choosing a Hometown in NJ”

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Ridgewood, NJ is almost always in NJ Monthly’s Top 10% New Jersey Towns in overall rankings.  With the company of towns such as Basking Ridge, Saddle River, Allendale, and many more, it is not difficult to justify this accolade.  Ridgewood is known for its beautiful homes, lush landscape, central location, trendy downtown, and to many as the most important aspect is their pristine school system.  A Blue Ribbon award school system, Ridgewood’s education system was ranked #7 best out of 316 schools in New Jersey’s Monthly Magazine 2008 report, in fact, Ridgewood High School has been ranked #8 best public high school in the entire Garden State.

Ridgewood NJ real estate provides a great amount of beautiful colonial homes in addition to a touch of other magnificant architecture.  The median price of homes for sale will hover around $700,000 albeit, homes may be purchased for far less and far more.

The reasons I chose to purchase my home for my family in Ridgewood was because of the school system, trendy downtown, the millions of kid/adult activities available, and most importantly (to me) was the convenience to New York City which is where I work 3 days a week.  We live in a super quiet and peaceful neighborhood, yet only a short few minutes to Rt. 17 where we enjoy the Garden State Plaza Mall, shopping, dining, and chic entertainment.  C. Nicoletti

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All information below is provided by City-Data.com

Ridgewood, NJ Population in July 2008: 24,163. Population change since 2000: -3.1%
Males: 11,629         48.1% of Population
Females: 12,534     51.9% of Population

Estimated median household income for Ridgewood, New Jersey in 2007: $128,648 (it was $104,286 in 2000)

Ridgewood:	$128,648
New Jersey:	$67,035

Estimated per capita income for Ridgewood, NJ in 2007: $63,689

Ridgewood:	$63,689
New Jersey:	$33,832

Estimated median house or condo value for Ridgewood Village, NJ  in 2007: $780,816 (it was $382,000 in 2000)

Ridgewood:	$780,816
New Jersey:	$372,300

Ridgewood, NJ Real Estate and Homes

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $847,396; Detached houses: $856,915; Townhouses or other attached units: $678,695; In 2-unit structures: $596,088; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $447,011; Mobile homes: $306,818.  The most recent analysis based on a realtors Comparative Market Analysis shows that price medians have declined from the above by 8% in Ridgewood, largely the result of poor economic conditions.

Races in Ridgewood:

For population 25 years and over in Ridgewood

• High school or higher: 95.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 66.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 29.0%
• Unemployed: 3.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 34.6 minutes

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village (Ridgewood) in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in Ridgewood in 2000:

Ridgewood:	2.0% ($7,800)
New Jersey:	2.4% ($4,047)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgewood, NJ:

• BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
• PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
• RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 6 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
• WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 8 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
• FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 9 miles; TEANECK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,482)
• ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
• MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)

Ridgewood compared to New Jersey state average

• Median household income significantly above state average.
• Median house value significantly above state average.
• Black race population percentage above state average.
• Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
• Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
• Renting percentage below state average.
• Number of rooms per house above state average.
• Percentage of population with a bachelor’s degree or higher significantly above state average

All demographic information has been provided by City-Data.com