Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Teaneck Township grades B+ overall, ranked 201st of 466 in New Jersey. Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $144K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $690K, 7 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 18% of the land in Teaneck Township is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Teaneck Township is home to Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus.
Where Teaneck Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Teaneck Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 9%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 768 in 1900, 41,246 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1735 and 8 maps from 1892 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Teaneck Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw9 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw8 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumCentral Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Teaneck Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Teaneck Township.
Teaneck Township sends many workers across the state line, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
8.7 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. At 1.4 miles per square mile, Teaneck Township’s trail density is above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Milton Voltee Park, at 59 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Overpeck Park | 1 mi | 58 |
| 2. Milton Voltee Park | 0.7 mi | 59 |
| 3. Phelps Park | 0.4 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Teaneck School District. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 510 | C+ |
| Teaneck High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,244 | C+ |
| Teaneck Community Charter schoolTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 377 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 60% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 3,215 U.S. towns with household incomes like Teaneck Township’s, it is healthier than 65%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
14% of Teaneck Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. Teaneck Township beats the New Jersey average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 8% of Teaneck Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Teaneck Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Teaneck Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 9.6% |
| Fewer smokers | 8% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 12.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 51% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 504 to 333 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Teaneck Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median rent in Teaneck Township is $1,832 a month. The typical Teaneck Township home is worth about $690,000, up 2.4% in a year, 20% above the New Jersey typical home.
| Teaneck Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,832 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
31% of working residents cross a state line to work.
Most working residents leave Teaneck Township for work: only 7% work in town. Teaneck Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Teaneck Township has lost 994 jobs, to 15,375 in 2023.
| Teaneck Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $144,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
84 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 84 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Teaneck Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
104 within 15 miles of the center of Teaneck Township
About 9 of every 100 Teaneck Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
7 places in Teaneck Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
45 notable people were born in Teaneck Township.
Township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Teaneck (English pronunciation: /ˈtiːnɛk/ ) is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 41,246, an increase of 1,470 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 39,776, which in turn reflected an increase of 516 (+1.3%) from the 39,260 counted in the 2000 census. As of 2020, Teaneck was the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, behind Hackensack, which had a population of 46,030. Teaneck was created on February 19, 1895, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature from portions of Englewood Township and Ridgefield Township, b…
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8 towns share a border with Teaneck Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaneck Township | #201 | B+ | D | B+ | C+ | A |
| Hackensack | #393 | C− | D− | C | C− | B+ |
| Bergenfield | #109 | A | D | A+ | B | A |
| Englewood | #374 | C− | D− | C+ | C− | A− |
| Bogota | #212 | B+ | D− | A− | B− | A− |
| Leonia | #99 | A | D− | A− | B+ | A+ |
| New Milford | #67 | A | D | A | A− | A |
| Ridgefield Park | #274 | B− | D | B+ | B− | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Teaneck Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #201 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
45 notable people were born here, including Ricky Nelson and Kevin Jonas.
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