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East Rutherford
New Jerseyborough
East Rutherford
Total population
10,313
Median home value
$458,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$97,993
Founded
1894
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located 7 miles (11 km) west of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,022, an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 2010 census count of 8,913, which in turn reflected an increase of 197 (+2.3%) from the 8,716 counted in the 2000 census.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.04 square miles (10.47 km2), including 3.71 square miles (9.61 km2) of land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) of water (8.14%). The Passaic River is the western boundary, and the Hackensack River is the eastern boundary. The area in which East Rutherford is located is the valley of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers. Carlton Hill is an unincorporated community located within the township.
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Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · HACKENSACK · 1,745 students · 12.7:1 ratio
- Fair Lawn High SchoolHigh · FAIR LAWN · 1,624 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · Hackensack · 1,363 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Teaneck High SchoolHigh · TEANECK · 1,271 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolOther · GARFIELD · 1,253 students · 15.3:1 ratio
- Cliffside Park High SchoolHigh · CLIFFSIDE PARK · 1,240 students · 13.1:1 ratio
- Bergenfield High SchoolHigh · BERGENFIELD · 1,224 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · GARFIELD · 1,199 students · 11.9:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library