What percentage of people rent in Fair Lawn Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Fair Lawn Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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21.9% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Fair Lawn Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,680 renting households against 9,549 that own their home.

In Fair Lawn Borough, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.9% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 2,680 (±378)
Median renter income: $61,667 (±$17,916)

Who rents and who owns in Fair Lawn Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fair Lawn Borough	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.9% (±2.9 points)	34.7% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,680 (±378)	123,102 (±2,634)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,549 (±551)	232,025 (±2,535)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,667 (±$17,916)	$74,953 (±$1,923)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$172,436 (±$11,763)	$160,914 (±$2,251)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Fair Lawn Borough, the renter share is lower than in Bergen County (34.7%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (36.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Bergen County, Fair Lawn Borough ranks 40 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 282 of 564.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Fair Lawn Borough has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	20.7% (±2.2 points)	21.9% (±2.9 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,560 (±$157)	$1,917 (±$88)	+22.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$123,159 (±$8,358)	$144,574 (±$12,614)	+17.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Fair Lawn Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fair Lawn Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fair Lawn Borough	—	21.9% (±2.9 points)	—
Glen Rock Borough	1.7 mi	9.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Elmwood Park Borough	2.2 mi	42.5% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Saddle Brook Township	2.6 mi	31.5% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Hawthorne Borough	2.6 mi	30.9% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Paramus Borough	2.6 mi	17.4% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Paterson	2.8 mi	73.1% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Rochelle Park Township	2.9 mi	22.6% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Prospect Park Borough	3.0 mi	58.0% (±10.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Glen Rock Borough, NJ (9.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Elmwood Park Borough, NJ (42.5%), Saddle Brook Township, NJ (31.5%), Hawthorne Borough, NJ (30.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Bergen County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
34	River Edge Borough	23.8% (±4.5 points)
35	Northvale Borough	23.7% (±7.1 points)
36	Moonachie Borough	22.8% (±9.7 points)
37	Rochelle Park Township	22.6% (±7.2 points)
38	Teaneck Township	22.5% (±2.6 points)
39 (tie)	Cresskill Borough	21.9% (±5.4 points)
39 (tie)	Fair Lawn Borough	21.9% (±2.9 points)
41	Rockleigh Borough	21.3% (±15.1 points)
42 (tie)	Norwood Borough	20.8% (±7.2 points)
42 (tie)	Ramsey Borough	20.8% (±3.8 points)
44	Montvale Borough	20.0% (±6.4 points)
45	Park Ridge Borough	19.0% (±5.1 points)
46	Mahwah Township	18.9% (±2.9 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Bergen County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fair Lawn Borough

How many renters are there in Fair Lawn Borough?

Fair Lawn Borough has an estimated 2,680 (±378) renting households, 21.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fair Lawn Borough?

In Fair Lawn Borough, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fair Lawn Borough?

A renting household in Fair Lawn Borough has 2.5 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fair Lawn Borough?

The median renting household in Fair Lawn Borough, NJ has an income of $61,667 (±$17,916) a year, against $172,436 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Fair Lawn borough, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:22470, in state:34 county:003).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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