A Question Worth Asking

Where Does $1M+ Take You in Bergen County?

Compare Bergen County towns by price, property characteristics, land, lifestyle and location. This is a comparison and discovery tool — not a ranking of one town over another.

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Select a price range to see which areas have meaningful $1M+ activity, based on the highest MLS sale in this dataset for each.

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Alpine
Bergen County, NJ
Highest MLS sale: $7.30M · Alpine
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Tenafly
Bergen County, NJ
Highest MLS sale: $7.20M · Tenafly
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Old Tappan · Northvale · Norwood
Bergen County, NJ
Highest MLS sale: $3.83M · Norwood
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Montvale · Park Ridge · Woodcliff Lake · Hillsdale
Hometown · Bergen County, NJ
Highest MLS sale: $2.80M · Montvale
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Saddle River · Upper Saddle River
Bergen County, NJ
Highest MLS sale: $12.00M · Saddle River
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Franklin Lakes
Bergen County, NJ
Highest MLS sale: $4.85M · Franklin Lakes
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Ridgewood · Ho-Ho-Kus
Bergen County, NJ
Highest MLS sale: $4.95M · Ho-Ho-Kus
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Demarest · Closter · Haworth · Cresskill
Bergen County, NJ
Highest MLS sale: $4.90M · Demarest
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Englewood Cliffs · Fort Lee
Bergen County, NJ
Highest MLS sale: $5.50M · Englewood Cliffs
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Notable Sales Across Bergen County

Highest Residential Sale by Town

Each figure below is a single MLS sale, not an estimate of other homes in that town.

Saddle River
$12.00M
Englewood
$8.50M
Alpine
$7.30M
Tenafly
$7.20M
Upper Saddle River
$5.60M
Englewood Cliffs
$5.50M
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Saddle River$12,000,000Aug 28, 2026
Englewood$8,500,000Sep 26, 2025
Alpine$7,300,000Jun 10, 2026
Tenafly$7,200,000Jul 21, 2026
Upper Saddle River$5,600,000Sep 10, 2026
Englewood Cliffs$5,500,000May 29, 2026
Ho-Ho-Kus$4,950,000Apr 7, 2026
Demarest$4,900,000Oct 2, 2025
Franklin Lakes$4,850,000Jun 30, 2026
Ridgewood$4,750,000Jun 16, 2026
Cresskill$4,299,000Apr 2, 2026
Closter$4,288,000Apr 20, 2026
Paramus$3,850,000Oct 10, 2025
Norwood$3,827,752May 22, 2026
Old Tappan$3,825,000Aug 20, 2026
Fort Lee$3,725,000Jan 20, 2026
River Vale$3,400,000Feb 20, 2026
Wyckoff$3,350,000Jul 13, 2026
Haworth$3,225,000Nov 3, 2025
Edgewater$3,000,000Oct 2, 2025
Mahwah$3,000,000Nov 13, 2025
Teaneck$2,997,000Feb 5, 2026
Allendale$2,900,000Jul 22, 2026
Rockleigh$2,830,000Jun 1, 2026
Montvale$2,800,000Jul 29, 2026
Glen Rock$2,685,000Jun 5, 2026
Ramsey$2,650,000Aug 6, 2026
Woodcliff Lake$2,535,000Aug 27, 2026
Cliffside Park$2,493,000Jan 16, 2026
Leonia$2,200,000May 20, 2026
Harrington Park$2,175,000Jul 17, 2026
Oradell$2,100,000Aug 27, 2026
Oakland$2,065,000Jun 12, 2026
River Edge$2,000,000Aug 11, 2026
Rutherford$1,999,000Aug 20, 2026
New Milford$1,900,000Jan 7, 2026
Bergenfield$1,850,000Sep 10, 2026
Hillsdale$1,750,000Dec 17, 2025
Washington Township$1,735,000Aug 18, 2026
Park Ridge$1,700,000Apr 15, 2026
Fair Lawn$1,550,000Aug 21, 2026
Westwood$1,548,000Dec 30, 2025
Ridgefield$1,510,000Nov 28, 2025
Northvale$1,490,000Mar 6, 2026
Palisades Park$1,475,000Sep 19, 2025
East Rutherford$1,400,000Jun 18, 2026
Elmwood Park$1,400,000Jul 24, 2026
Emerson$1,275,000Oct 24, 2025
Wallington$1,275,000May 11, 2026
Midland Park$1,271,000Jul 31, 2026
About the data. Highest MLS sale in each town, $1M and up, as of September 2026. For general information only. It isn't a valuation of any individual home and shouldn't be relied on without speaking with a real estate advisor. Not an offer or solicitation. Source: NJMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Common Questions

What Bergen County Buyers Ask

What does $1 million buy in Bergen County?

In much of Bergen County, $1M+ typically buys a well-maintained single-family home. In the county's most established estate towns, $1M+ is often just the entry point — MLS sales in our data reach as high as $12,000,000, in Saddle River.

Where can I find more land and privacy?

Alpine, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, and Franklin Lakes are the county's primary large-lot, privacy-focused markets.

Which Bergen County towns have luxury new construction?

Newer and extensively renovated construction shows up across the county, with active pockets in Montvale, Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, Hillsdale, and the Demarest / Closter / Haworth / Cresskill cluster, alongside select new builds in the county's estate towns.

Where can I find a $2 million home near New York City?

Englewood Cliffs and Fort Lee offer the county's closest proximity to the George Washington Bridge. Tenafly, Ridgewood, and Ho-Ho-Kus offer strong NYC access via bridge or rail, with a more walkable downtown.

Which Bergen County towns have the highest-priced homes?

Based on this dataset's highest MLS $1M+ sales, Saddle River ($12.0M), Englewood ($8.5M), Alpine ($7.3M), and Tenafly ($7.2M) currently top the list countywide.

What makes one Bergen County property worth more than another?

Land, location relative to downtown or transit, architecture, condition, renovation history, and how a property presents all factor in — see “Price Tells You Where to Look” below for how these compare to price alone.

Price gives you a sense of value. A closer look reveals its context.

Two homes in the same town — even on nearby streets — can have materially different values. Land, location, architecture, condition, renovations, layout, privacy and current buyer demand can all affect value.

What Actually Creates Value

Beyond the Highest Sale

A record sale confirms there's a buyer pool at the top of the market willing to transact at that level, in that town, for the right property. It doesn't tell you what a comparable home two towns over is worth, and it doesn't tell you what your own property would bring — that depends on condition, land, presentation, and timing, the same variables that separate every sale from the one next to it.

I look at figures like these the way I looked at a portfolio during my years on Wall Street: as a single input, not the whole picture. The number that matters most is the one specific to your property and your timeline. Start with a free valuation →

This page reflects MLS data as of September 2026 and general market descriptions, provided for general informational purposes only. It is not an appraisal or a guarantee of value for any specific property. Figures are MLS-reported and subject to verification. Commissions are negotiable and not set by law. See Copyright Notice for details on reproduction of this content.