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Park Ridge, NJ
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Park Ridge profile


Living in Park Ridge



Park Ridge is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,426 people and two associated neighborhoods, Park Ridge is the 222nd largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Park Ridge are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Park Ridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.10% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Park Ridge is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Park Ridge really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Park Ridge perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Even though Park Ridge is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Park Ridge. 55.06% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Park Ridge in 2022 was $66,515, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $266,060 for a family of four.

Park Ridge is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Park Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Park Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Park Ridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.00% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Park Ridge include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Park Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.