2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fair Lawn, NJ vs Ridgewood, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Ridgewood, is 46% more than it is in Fair Lawn and is 64% above the National Average.
- Fair Lawn unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Ridgewood unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Fair Lawn, NJRidgewood, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.5%-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.5%25.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%6.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,333$88,443$37,638
 Household Income$133,209$194,256$69,021
 Family Median Income$162,571$227,254$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fair Lawn, NJRidgewood, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.8%3.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%0.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.6%1.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%3.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.9%2.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.4%2.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.6%3.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%5.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.4%13.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.4%15.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K27.4%48.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fair Lawn, NJRidgewood, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.6%35.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.5%8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%2.2%1.8%
 Legal1.6%3.0%1.2%
 Education, library11.5%9.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.2%2.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%0.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%16.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%1.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.9%3.9%13.1%
Reviews for Fair Lawn    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Good and silent place to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I love the convenience of Fair Lawn and it's location. It's close to anything you might want or need. The New York City is only 12 miles away, and there are stores and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Access to major highways-access to NY by rail-great schools and reasonable home  More

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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