NJ area data
Hackensack, NJ
Hackensack, NJ.
Population: 46,057 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $472,186
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +14.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +25.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +72.2%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $472,186
- House Price Index
- 430.8 (+5.2% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $780,000
- Median list price
- $747,000
- Median days on market
- 122 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 99.0%
- Active listings
- 11
- 1-year forecast
- +2.1%
- Days to pending
- 47 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 36
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,720/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +5.1%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $2,180/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,050/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 112.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 22.6¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, strongWind, winterWeather, coldWave, heatWave
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 50.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 48
- Days with Good air quality
- 204
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 4
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 15.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 351
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 22
- Nearest national park
- General Grant National Memorial (7 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Teterboro Airport (TEB) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Teterboro Airport (TEB) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -2,571 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,969
- Median annual property tax
- $9,652
- Mean commute to work
- 25 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 80.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 392,497
- Average weekly wage
- $1,525
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 879
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