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Fair Lawn, New Jersey, in Bergen county, is 2 miles E of Paterson, New Jersey (center to center) and 14 miles N of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Bergen - Passaic metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 31,637 people lived in Fair Lawn.
In Fair Lawn, about 61% of adults are married. Fair Lawn is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).
If you spend a lot of time in the town, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Fair Lawn had a median family income of $81,220. Significantly, more adults in Fair Lawn have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey.
Fair Lawn residents donated more money ($17,525) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 80% of living spaces in Fair Lawn are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere.
In Fair Lawn, 83% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in Fair Lawn.
Fair Lawn strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 7% |  |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
Comparing Fair Lawn to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Well-Paid Single Men | |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women | |  |
| Female Share of the Population | | |
| Racial Diversity |  |  |
| Male Share of the Population |  | |
| Children Under 5 Years Old |  | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People Living Alone | |  |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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