Cresskill is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,072 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cresskill is the 213th largest community in New Jersey.

Cresskill home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Cresskill real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Cresskill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Cresskill telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Cresskill is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Cresskill is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Cresskill really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Cresskill perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Cresskill is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cresskill, the average commute to work is 32.40 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

In Cresskill, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Cresskill is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Cresskill, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Cresskill is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.82% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Cresskill in 2022 was $67,673, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $270,692 for a family of four.

Cresskill is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Cresskill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cresskill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cresskill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.77% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cresskill include Irish, Italian, German, Israeli, and Turkish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Cresskill's cultural character, accounting for 40.72% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Cresskill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.