Moving to Hackensack: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Hackensack means moving to Bergen County's seat -- a real, dual government-and-healthcare economic anchor with genuinely strong North Jersey transit access, offset by an elevated local property-tax rate worth budgeting for directly.
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Hackensack University Medical Center and Bergen County government are the city's two largest employers -- a genuine, distinct local job market for healthcare and public-sector movers specifically, beyond the general NYC-commuter draw.
Budget for an elevated property-tax bill
Hackensack's own median effective property tax rate (2.88%) runs above even Bergen County's already-elevated average -- confirm the current, specific municipal-plus-school-district rate for a target property before finalizing a relocation budget.
Understand the real commute shape before committing
Hackensack has no direct, single-seat Manhattan train -- NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line runs to Hoboken Terminal, and a separate bus route reaches the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in roughly 38 minutes. Confirm which option fits your actual workplace location.
Key takeaways
- Hackensack University Medical Center and Bergen County government anchor a real, dual local job market.
- Hackensack's effective property-tax rate (2.88%) runs above even Bergen County's own elevated average.
- The real Manhattan commute runs via Pascack Valley Line-to-Hoboken or a direct George Washington Bridge bus route -- not a single-seat train.
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