IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Woodcliff Lake is a big small town of 6,152 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. It's about 22 miles from Kiryas Joel, NY and 26 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $946k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,152people
$946kTypical home
$1,888/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
31"Snow
216Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
Is Woodcliff Lake right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,152
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,822 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to Kiryas Joel, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $946k (≈$5,968/mo)
- Median rent $1,888/mo
- Median household income $214k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (39 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (528 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 42% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 79% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to TEB airport
- 20 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 156 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,755 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,541 bars within 25 mi
- 4,093 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 113 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 222 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bergen County: D+3 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk