| If you are looking for a beautiful home that is | | | | there is also a price for living in such a beautiful |
| close to New York City, the New Jersey real | | | | and affluent community. Part of the cost lies in |
| estate in Bergen County should probably be on | | | | housing prices while another contributing factor is |
| your list of housing options. After all, being located | | | | high property and income taxes. After all, as a |
| in northeast New Jersey, Bergen County literally | | | | state, New Jersey has some of the heaviest tax |
| overlooks New York City across the Hudson | | | | burdens in the country and Bergen County is no |
| River estuary. It is also home to some of the | | | | exception. The median house price in the area is |
| best shopping, parks, and cultural centers in New | | | | anywhere from $500,000 to $600,000 as well. |
| Jersey. | | | | Depending on the municipality you are interested |
| The population density in Bergen alone is a pretty | | | | in, it wouldn't be hard to find homes priced in the |
| good indicator of how popular the area has | | | | millions either. |
| become. With almost 4,000 people per square | | | | At such a high price, Bergen County may not be |
| mile, Bergen is the most populous county in New | | | | within your budget, but if it is, there are definitely |
| Jersey. Fortunately, there are more than a dozen | | | | plenty of attractions in the area. In addition to the |
| county parks and two large state parks where | | | | beauty and the economy in Bergen, your children |
| residents can escape from the crowds and enjoy | | | | will benefit from some of the best educational |
| lakes, trails, mountains and rivers in the area. Blue | | | | facilities in the country. Since Bergen is home to |
| laws that keep everything but grocery stores | | | | many different ethnicities and religions like Italian, |
| closed on Sunday also contribute to less traffic | | | | Irish, Korean, Greek, African, Latin and Jewish |
| and more peace and quiet at least one day of the | | | | residents, they will also be exposed to an |
| week. | | | | abundant variety of cultures. |
| Bergen is also one of the wealthiest counties in | | | | The real estate market is pretty diverse and |
| the nation. With a median household income of | | | | immense though so you probably will need a |
| $65,241 dollars, Bergen residents often enjoy a | | | | Realtor to show you around if you are still |
| high standard of living. Family incomes average | | | | interested in moving to the area. |
| even higher at about $76,000. Unfortunately, | | | | |