Upper Saddle River, NJ

About Upper Saddle River

Upper Saddle River is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,741 people and just one neighborhood, Upper Saddle River is the 252nd largest community in New Jersey.

Upper Saddle River is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 93.78% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Upper Saddle River is a borough of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Upper Saddle River who work in management occupations (22.99%), sales jobs (20.44%), and healthcare (9.77%).

Of important note, Upper Saddle River is also a borough of artists. Upper Saddle River has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Upper Saddle River's character.

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

In addition, Upper Saddle River is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Upper Saddle River 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, Upper Saddle River really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Upper Saddle River perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, 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.

In Upper Saddle River, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.91 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small borough, Upper Saddle River does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Upper Saddle River Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Upper Saddle River, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Upper Saddle River is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.86% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Upper Saddle River in 2000 was $57,239, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $228,956 for a family of fou