Moving to Teaneck: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Teaneck means moving to a real, historically significant Bergen County suburb -- the first US town to voluntarily desegregate its schools -- with a genuinely distinct bus-only commute to Manhattan.
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Learn moreA real, nationally significant civil-rights legacy
In 1964-1965 Teaneck's Board of Education voted to voluntarily desegregate its public schools -- the first town in the US to do so without a federal mandate. That legacy continues in Teaneck's real, independently-ranked school diversity today.
No direct commuter-rail station -- plan for a bus commute
Teaneck has no NJ Transit rail station of its own; NJ Transit Route 171 and other bus lines cross the George Washington Bridge directly into the Port Authority Bus Terminal, roughly 30-45 minutes depending on traffic.
Budget for a real, elevated property-tax rate
Teaneck's 2.05% median effective property tax rate runs above New Jersey's own already-high 1.88% statewide average -- build this into a relocation budget directly.
Key takeaways
- Teaneck was the first US town to voluntarily desegregate its public schools (1964-1965) -- a real, still-commemorated legacy.
- Teaneck has no direct commuter-rail station; plan for an NJ Transit bus commute across the GWB into Midtown Manhattan.
- Teaneck's property tax rate (2.05%) runs above New Jersey's statewide average.
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