How long do people stay in their homes in Wood-Ridge Borough, NJ?

Name: How long people stay in Wood-Ridge Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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28.2% (±7.1 points) of households in Wood-Ridge Borough, NJ moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 28.2% (±7.1 points)
Since before 2000: 22.7%

When households in Wood-Ridge Borough moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Wood-Ridge Borough	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
2023 or later	5.2% (±3.8 points)	3.5%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	23.0% (±6.0 points)	16.1%	17.6%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	33.6% (±7.3 points)	37.4%	39.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.6% (±5.3 points)	18.2%	18.0%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	9.1% (±3.6 points)	11.7%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	13.6% (±4.2 points)	13.2%	11.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Wood-Ridge Borough, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Bergen County (19.6%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (21.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Wood-Ridge Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wood-Ridge Borough
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Wood-Ridge Borough	—	28.2% (±7.1 points)	—
Wallington Borough	1.0 mi	17.7% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Hasbrouck Heights Borough	1.1 mi	16.5% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Teterboro Borough	1.5 mi	20.5% (±60.8 points)	Not measurably different
Moonachie Borough	1.7 mi	14.1% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Lodi Borough	1.9 mi	22.3% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Carlstadt Borough	2.1 mi	16.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Passaic	2.3 mi	19.0% (±2.0 points)	Lower
South Hackensack Township	2.3 mi	16.7% (±7.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wallington Borough, NJ (17.7%), Hasbrouck Heights Borough, NJ (16.5%), Moonachie Borough, NJ (14.1%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Bergen County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	East Rutherford Borough	34.3% (±8.4 points)
2	Edgewater Borough	33.8% (±5.1 points)
3	Palisades Park Borough	30.4% (±5.6 points)
4	Hackensack	29.6% (±2.9 points)
5	Wood-Ridge Borough	28.2% (±7.1 points)
6	Englewood	27.2% (±3.8 points)
7	Fort Lee Borough	25.6% (±2.4 points)
8	Maywood Borough	25.1% (±4.5 points)
9	Tenafly Borough	24.1% (±4.5 points)
10	Little Ferry Borough	22.8% (±5.0 points)
11	Cliffside Park Borough	22.7% (±3.4 points)

Showing 11 of 70 places in Bergen County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wood-Ridge Borough

How often do people move in Wood-Ridge Borough?

28.2% of households in Wood-Ridge Borough, NJ moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Wood-Ridge Borough have?

22.7% of households in Wood-Ridge Borough have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Wood-Ridge borough, Bergen County, New Jersey

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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