Moving to Englewood: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Englewood means moving to a genuinely diverse Bergen County city with two real institutional anchors -- Dwight-Englewood School and Englewood Health -- and a bus-only, no-rail commute to Manhattan.
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Learn moreA genuinely diverse Bergen County city
Englewood's real demographic composition runs approximately 37.2% Black or African American, 32.1% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.3% Asian, with 23.2% of residents foreign-born -- a real, substantial diversity distinct from Bergen County's more racially and economically homogeneous affluent suburbs.
Two real institutional anchors
Dwight-Englewood School, an independent, nationally recognized PreK-12 college-preparatory school (~1,000 students), and Englewood Health, anchored by Englewood Hospital (founded 1890) and its genuine, current multi-county integrated network across five counties, both sit directly within the city.
A real, active Jewish community
Congregation Ahavath Torah, founded 1895, was the first synagogue established in Bergen County -- a real, historically significant anchor for Englewood's active Jewish community, alongside Kehilat Kesher and Chabad of Englewood.
A genuinely close but bus-only Manhattan commute
Englewood sits genuinely close to Manhattan (about 6 miles, one of the shortest distances among NJ suburbs), but hosts no NJ Transit or PATH rail station of its own -- the real commute runs entirely on NJ Transit buses from the Englewood Transit Center.
Key takeaways
- Englewood's real demographic composition is genuinely diverse -- distinct from Bergen County's more homogeneous affluent suburbs.
- Dwight-Englewood School and Englewood Health are two real, substantial institutional anchors headquartered directly in the city.
- Congregation Ahavath Torah, Bergen County's first synagogue, anchors a real, active Jewish community.
- The real Manhattan commute is bus-only (no rail station), despite genuine geographic proximity of about 6 miles.
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