Englewood
Living in Englewood
Bergen County's Cultural Capital.
bergenPAC. East Hill. GWB Minutes Away.
Everything you need to know before making Englewood, NJ home.
Englewood is the only city in Bergen County — not a borough, not a township, but a full-fledged city — and it carries that distinction with the cultural weight the title implies. At 4.96 square miles along the Palisades ridge just minutes from the George Washington Bridge, Englewood is Bergen County's most genuinely urban community: a place of dramatic neighborhood contrasts, from the East Hill estates where executives and celebrities have lived for generations, to the culturally vibrant downtown along Palisade Avenue and Dean Street where bergenPAC anchors one of the most active performing arts calendars in New Jersey. Population is approximately 29,600 — the county's largest incorporated municipality by population.
The city's diversity is its most defining quality. Residents arrive from Korea, West Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and across the US — creating a culinary, cultural, and community energy that no other Bergen County municipality can match. The Flat Rock Brook Nature Center (150 acres, 3.6 miles of trails) sits at the city's western edge. Dwight Morrow High School — John Travolta's alma mater, housed in a 1932 Collegiate Gothic campus — operates alongside a competitive magnet program (Academies at Englewood) and the elite private Dwight-Englewood School. Median home values range from approximately $575K–$678K citywide, with East Hill luxury estates regularly exceeding $1M+.
Commute & Connectivity
Getting There From Here
Englewood's GWB proximity makes it one of Bergen County's best-connected commuter cities — minutes to the bridge by car, with direct NJ Transit bus service to Port Authority.
Public Schools
Education That Raises Property Values
Englewood offers one of Bergen County's most distinctive education landscapes — public Dwight Morrow HS with a competitive magnet program, and the elite private Dwight-Englewood School on separate campuses in the same city.
| School | Grades | Type | Student:Teacher | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Elementary Schools Dr. John Grieco · Dr. Leroy McCloud · D.A. Quarles ECC |
PreK – 5 | Public | 10.5 : 1 | B |
| Dwight Morrow HS / Academies at Englewood 274 Knickerbocker Rd · 1933 Collegiate Gothic · John Travolta |
9 – 12 | Public | 13.3 : 1 | B+ |
| Dwight-Englewood School (D-E) 315 E. Palisade Ave · Private · PreK–12 · 8.3:1 · $59K tuition |
PreK – 12 | Private | 8.3 : 1 | A+ |
Dwight Morrow HS: B+ Niche · 1,083 students · Collegiate Gothic campus 1932 · magnet programs include Pre-Engineering, Bio-med, Law & Public Safety, Information Systems. D-E School: independent PreK–12, 45-acre campus, 1,040 students, $59,235 tuition (2024–25). Bergen County Academies (Hackensack) also accessible.
Neighborhood Life
What Makes Englewood Englewood
Explore the arts scene, diverse downtown dining, East Hill estates, Flat Rock Brook trails, and the vibrant community energy of Bergen County's only city.
By the Numbers
Englewood at a Glance
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Englewood, NJ — Frequently Asked Questions
Real answers about buying, selling, taxes, schools, and daily life in Englewood — Bergen County's only city, with bergenPAC, East Hill estates, Flat Rock Brook, Dwight Morrow HS, and the GWB 10 minutes away.








