Bergen County Has Some of The Highest Property Taxes & Some of The Best Schools

Property Taxes And Education

Bergen County residents pay some of the highest property taxes in the United States but , they also also enjoy some of the best schools in New Jersey and in the country.

We have compiled a list of 14 Bergen County municipalities tracking the average property tax, average sold prices, SAT scores and, the rank of their high schools.

While it is not always consistent, a high correlation between scholastic achievements and property taxes is very clear.

Town	Average Property Tax	High School	SAT SCORES	Average Sold
	2012	Rank 2012	2010-2011	as of 10.31.13
Alpine	$19,014	n/a	1814	$3,426,667
Tenafly	$18,039	3	1814	$1,053,905
Demarest	$16,570	34	1772	$876,456
Haworth	$15,945	34	1772	$812,724
Old Tappan	$14,443	53	1722	$871,270
Cresskill	$14,044	29	1655	$702,742
Closter	$13,876	34	1772	$628,343
Harrington Park	$13,300	53	1722	$596,058
Norwood	$12,194	53	1722	$557,108
Teaneck	$11,074	126	1390	$357,631
Englewood	$10,843	133	1409	$661,865
Engewood Cliffs	$10,426	n/a	n/a	$1,208,636
Fort Lee	$9,594	97	1610	$669,327
Bergenfield	$9,496	139	1387	$314,250

Tax data is taken from the State of NJ Department of Treasury site
High School Ranking is taken from NJ Monthly
SAT scores ae taken from the NJ Department of Education site
Average Sold prices are taken from NJMLS and are as of October 31-2013

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Bergen County Has Some of The Highest Property Taxes & Some of The Best Schools

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