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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.90% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

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.

Despite being a small borough, Cresskill has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

If knowledge is power, Cresskill is a pretty powerful place. 57.82% of the adults in Cresskill have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

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.

Cresskill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 40.72%.

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