What percentage of people rent in Tenafly Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Tenafly Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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28.3% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Tenafly Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,478 renting households against 3,749 that own their home.

In Tenafly Borough, the share of households that rent went from 22.0% in 2015–2019 to 28.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.3% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 1,478 (±249)
Median renter income: $154,940 (±$65,390)

Who rents and who owns in Tenafly Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tenafly Borough	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.3% (±4.8 points)	34.7% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,478 (±249)	123,102 (±2,634)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,749 (±321)	232,025 (±2,535)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$154,940 (±$65,390)	$74,953 (±$1,923)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$234,375 (±$39,613)	$160,914 (±$2,251)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Tenafly 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, Tenafly Borough ranks 31 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 222 of 564.

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

How renting in Tenafly 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	22.0% (±4.4 points)	28.3% (±4.8 points)	+6.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$172,926 (±$23,329)	$208,200 (±$17,786)	+20.4%	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 Tenafly Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tenafly Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tenafly Borough	—	28.3% (±4.8 points)	—
Cresskill Borough	1.6 mi	21.9% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Englewood	2.2 mi	45.5% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Englewood Cliffs Borough	2.3 mi	16.5% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Demarest Borough	2.5 mi	5.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Bergenfield Borough	2.5 mi	29.4% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dumont Borough	2.9 mi	27.3% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Teaneck Township	3.7 mi	22.5% (±2.6 points)	Lower
New Milford Borough	3.8 mi	38.6% (±4.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Englewood Cliffs Borough, NJ (16.5%), Demarest Borough, NJ (5.7%), Teaneck Township, NJ (22.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Englewood, NJ (45.5%), New Milford Borough, NJ (38.6%).

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
25	Bogota Borough	32.6% (±7.1 points)
26	Hasbrouck Heights Borough	32.3% (±6.2 points)
27	Saddle Brook Township	31.5% (±5.7 points)
28	Maywood Borough	30.9% (±5.0 points)
29	Leonia Borough	30.1% (±4.6 points)
30	Bergenfield Borough	29.4% (±3.5 points)
31	Tenafly Borough	28.3% (±4.8 points)
32	Midland Park Borough	27.4% (±8.1 points)
33	Dumont Borough	27.3% (±4.5 points)
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)

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 Tenafly Borough

How many renters are there in Tenafly Borough?

Tenafly Borough has an estimated 1,478 (±249) renting households, 28.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tenafly Borough?

In Tenafly Borough, the share of households that rent went from 22.0% in 2015–2019 to 28.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tenafly Borough?

A renting household in Tenafly Borough has 3.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tenafly Borough?

The median renting household in Tenafly Borough, NJ has an income of $154,940 (±$65,390) a year, against $234,375 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 Tenafly borough, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:72420, 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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