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    Moving to Fair Lawn, NJ

    Is Fair Lawn a good place to live?

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    Fair Lawn ranks #1 of 42 New Jersey cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (89/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.6% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $532,700
    +9.1% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,908
    per month
    Household income
    $147,952
    median
    Unemployment
    4.7%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Fair Lawn

    The median home value in Fair Lawn is $532,700 and median rent is $1,908 a month, against a median household income of $147,952. Homes cost about 3.6× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Fair Lawn crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across New Jersey the 2025 rate was 199 violent and 1,268 property crimes per 100,000 people — #39 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Fair Lawn, NJ

    Fair Lawn has about 35,153 residents, 4.7% unemployment and 36% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Fair Lawn with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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