River Vale

River Vale is primarily residential, with parks and country clubs interspersed between the northern and southern areas of town. River Vale is small — just 4.3 square miles — and bordered on the east by Lake Tappan and on the north by Rockland County, New York. With tree-lined streets and plenty of green space, River Vale is known as the “Garden Spot” of leafy Pascack Valley and always sits at the top of “best places to live” lists. There’s a weekly farmers market in the summer or it’s a quick five-minute drive to the more comprehensive shopping and dining scenes in neighboring Westwood or Hillsdale. River Vale has a fun annual tradition of a town-wide garage sale, with the proceeds going to a local charity. The commute to New York City is about 45 minutes by car, or you can take an NJ Transit bus or train from Paramus or Montvale.

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Living in Bergen County

Home to just shy of one million residents, Bergen County—New Jersey’s most populous—offers nearly as many lifestyles. It’s located across the Hudson River from Manhattan, the Bronx, and lower Westchester County with elements of overlap from all three, from the soaring co-op towers of Guttenberg and Fort Lee to grand several-acre estates in towns like Alpine, Saddle River, and Ridgewood. There’s little you won’t find along Route 17 in Paramus, a prime retail corridor with just about every big-box store and three indoor malls, the Garden State Plaza reigning supreme. NJ Transit’s Bergen, Main, and Pascack Valley Lines reach several area communities with direct service to Hoboken Terminal, and Penn Station via Secaucus. And while many locals commute to New York City by train and the George Washington Bridge, countless Fortune 500 companies have offices right in Bergen County: BMW North America, KPMG, and Unilever, just to name a few.