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Park Ridge, NJ
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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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Park Ridge a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Park Ridge has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Park Ridge’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

In Park Ridge, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Park Ridge is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Park Ridge, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Park Ridge is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.06% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Park Ridge in 2018 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.