Paramus is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Paramus’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Paramus, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.77 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Paramus use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Paramus‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Paramus, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Paramus is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.28% 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 Paramus in 2022 was $55,747, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $222,988 for a family of four.
Paramus is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Paramus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paramus residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Paramus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.29% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Paramus include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Russian.
In addition, Paramus has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.47%).
The most common language spoken in Paramus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
