2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Alpine, NJ vs Fort Lee, NJ

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- Household income in Fort Lee, is 53% less than it is in Alpine and is 25% above the National Average.
- Alpine unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Fort Lee unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Alpine, NJFort Lee, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$114,774  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$92,456$69,021
 Family Median Income$209,063  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alpine, NJFort Lee, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alpine, NJFort Lee, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance40.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.5%1.2%
 Education, library1.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.2%13.1%
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Reviews for Fort Lee    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Fort Lee is the most convenient place I can imagine. It's a small, tree-lined borough sitting at the front door of the world's greatest city. Fort Lee is  More

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