Woodcliff Lake, NJ

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Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey

Introduction to Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey

Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, in Bergen county, is 8 miles NE of Paterson, New Jersey and 20 miles N of New York, New York. As of the year 2000 census, 5,745 people lived in Woodcliff Lake.

Woodcliff Lake History

In the 1600s, the Dutch East Indian Company settled near Manhattan. The Dutchmen traded glass beads and other trinkets for Indian beaver pelt. Once the beaver pelt trade diminished, they found new opportunities in New Amsterdam. The Borough of Woodcliff was incorporated on August 31, 1894. Its name was later changed to Woodcliff Lake on March 1, 1910.

Woodcliff Lake and nearby Attractions

American Folk Art Museum
Wood Dale Park
Bear Mountain State Park
Central Park Zoo
George Washington Bridge
Edison National Historic Site

Things To Do In Woodcliff Lake

Local museums include the Old Stone House Museum, the Orangetown Museum and Archives and the Pascack Historical Society Museum. Historic sites in the area include the DeWint House, Hermitage and the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House. Blauvelt State Park, Ramapo Valley County Reservation and Campgaw Mountain Reservation provide opportunities for fishing, camping, hiking, mountain biking and picnicking. The Bergen County Zoological Park and the Glen Rock Arboretum are also accessible from Woodcliff Lake.

Woodcliff Lake Transportation

Newark International is the nearest major airport.

Woodcliff Lake Higher Education

Bergen Community College, Ramapo College of New Jersey and Dominican College of Blauvelt are some of the local colleges and universities located near Woodside Lake.

High Points

Woodcliff Lake strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
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%

Comparative Profile of Woodcliff Lake, NJ

Comparing Woodcliff Lake to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	8 miles NE of Paterson, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	20 miles N of New York, New York
County	Bergen
Standard Zip Codes	07677
Phone Area Codes	201
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.023
Longitude	-74.066

Station	SUFFERN
Distance	7.8 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	51 inches

Station	DOBBS FERRY ARDSLEY
Distance	12.3 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	65 to 85 F
Oct Temp	45 to 65 F
Annual Precip	52.1 inches

Station	SCARSDALE
Distance	14.2 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 39 F
Apr Temp	38 to 63 F
Jul Temp	62 to 86 F
Oct Temp	41 to 65 F
Annual Precip	46.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	5,745	100%
Male	2,757	48%
Female	2,988	52%
Under 18	1,718	29.9%
18+	4,027	70.1%
65+	768	13.4%
Median Age	40.7
Average Family Size	3.31
White	5,391	93.8%
African-American	50	0.9%
Asian	257	4.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0%
Other	11	0.2%
Mixed Race	34	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	134	2.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	5,887
Growth	142
Growth %	2.5%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	21.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	13.6%
US/American	10.4%
German	8.9%
Irish	8.2%
Polish	7%
Russian	5.3%
English	4.2%
Hungarian	2.9%
Eastern European	2.9%
Austrian	1.3%
Ukrainian	1.1%
European	1.1%
Armenian	1.1%
Romanian	0.9%
Albanian	0.9%
Scottish	0.8%
Czech	0.8%
French (except Basque)	0.7%
Swiss	0.6%
Lebanese	0.6%
British	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.4%
Swedish	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
Estonian	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
Israeli	0.3%
Slovak	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
South African	0.2%
Arab/Arabic	0.2%
Brazilian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Woodcliff Lake	5,745	$133,925
Hillsdale	10,087	$90,861
Montvale	7,034	$104,047
Park Ridge	8,708	$97,294
Saddle River	3,201	$152,169
Waldwick	9,622	$82,208
Westwood	10,999	$77,105

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