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Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, in Bergen county, is 8 miles NE of Paterson, New Jersey (center to center) and 20 miles N of New York, New York. The town is included in the Bergen - Passaic metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 5,745 people lived in Woodcliff Lake.
In Woodcliff Lake, about 73% of adults are married. Woodcliff Lake 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). Large families and residences are common here.
In 2000, Woodcliff Lake had a median family income of $133,925. Many people in Woodcliff Lake make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Woodcliff Lake doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey. In Woodcliff Lake, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day.
Woodcliff Lake residents donated more money ($22,650) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Woodcliff Lake.
An estimated 95% of living spaces in Woodcliff Lake are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Woodcliff Lake, 84% of commuters drive to work.
Woodcliff Lake strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
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| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
Comparing Woodcliff Lake to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
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