SPOTLIGHT ON BERGEN COUNTY

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1 WELCOME TO BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY Bergen County is ocated in Northern New Jersey. Situated just across the Hudson River from New York City, Bergen County residents enjoy reasonabe housing and taxes, ceebrated schoo systems, beautifu parks, and many other amenities and services one woud associate with a sma town environment. Bergen County is home to many different towns. This spotight wi focus on the 8 argest incuding Hackensack, the county seat. Contents Cimate and Geography 02 Cost of Living and Transportation 03 Sports and Outdoor Activities 04 Shopping and Dining 05 Schoos and Education 06 GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 01

2 CLIMATE Bergen County ies in the transition between a humid subtropica and humid continenta cimate with cod, damp winters and hot, humid summers. Spring and autumn in the area are generay unstabe yet mid. Whie snow is expected in winter, sub-zero degrees are unusua and rare. Bergen County, NJ Cimate Graph Average High/Low Temperatures Low / High January 24 o F / 38 o F Juy 67 o F / 86 o F Average Yeary Precipitation Rain 47 in. Snow 25 in. GEOGRAPHY Bergen County is the most popuous county in the state of New Jersey and is ocated at the northeastern corner of the state. Bergen County s highest eevation is Bad Mountain near the New York state ine in Mahwah. The county s owest point is sea eve, aong the Hudson River. GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 02

3 COST OF LIVING Bergen County has a tota cost of iving index sighty higher than the average for the state of New Jersey, but residents are wiing to pay for outstanding schoos, beautifu parks and amenities, and easy access to New York City. The median home price is $493,211 and average monthy rent is $2,300. With its county seat ess than 20 mies from New York City, Bergen County provides a much more affordabe option than iving in Manhattan. AVERAGE HOUSING COSTS Engewood Fort Lee Garfied Hackensack House = $365,000 House = $319,500 House = $319,000 House = $234,304 Rent = $1,720 Rent = $1,834 Rent = $1,524 Rent = $1,620 Paisades Park House = $518,000 Rent = $1,786 Paramus House = $769,000 Rent = $2,426 Ramsey House = $560,000 Rent = $1,828 Ridgewood House = $794,000 Rent = $2,284 TRANSPORTATION Highways Interstate Highways 80, 90, 287 US Highways 9, 46, 202 State Highways 3, 4, 5, 17, 59, 63, 93, 208, 507 Nearby Airports Teterboro Airport (TEB) - 9 mies LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - 24mies Newark Liberty Internationa Airport (EWR) - 26 mies John F. Kennedy Internationa Airport (JFK) - 33 mies Westchester County Airport (HPN) - 42 mies Department of Motor Vehices 8 Mi Street Lodi, NJ (609) GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 03

4 LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Bergen County is just across the Hudson River from New York City. One can easiy get to Manhattan by train, car, or water taxi and enjoy an endess variety of arts, entertainment, events, and food. Nearby is one of the country s argest and most gamorous performing arts venues, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Take a short drive to the argest premium outet ma in the state, The Outet Coection, Jersey Gardens. Cheer on the NHL New Jersey Devis as they batte for gory at Prudentia Center or watch the NFL s New York Giants and New York Jets pay ess than 30 mies away at MetLife Stadium. Bergen County, with its parks, akes, and historica cites, has penty to excite outdoor enthusiasts of a ages. SPORTS Teams MLS - New York Red Bus NFL - New York Giants NFL - New York Jets NHL - New Jersey Devis Major Venues MetLife Stadium Prudentia Center Red Bu Arena OUTDOORS & ADVENTURE Parks & Trais Fun on the Water Attractions Discover More Fat Rock Brook Nature Center Danherts Lake Bergen County Zooogica Park Fort Lee Historic Park Darington Lake bergencounty.com Campgaw Mountain Ski Area Hackensack River County Park Graydon Poo bergenmama.com Fied Station: Dinosaurs Tenafy Nature Center Great Fas Passaic River co.bergen.nj.us Ramsey Municipa Poo Van Saun County Park Hudson River njpaisades.org USS Ling visitnj.org GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 04

5 SHOPPING & DINING A Taste for Everyone A Shoppers Paradise Bergen County, with its vicinity to the Atantic coast, Shoppers in Bergen County enjoy Hackensack s The Shops is home to a dizzying array of cutures and tastes. Its at Riverside, a two-eve encosed upscae shopping ma restaurants offer everything from cafes to pubs to fine right aong the Hackensack River. It is convenienty right off dining. There seems to be a new, fantastic eatery popping Route 4 and is bordered by an array of dining options. For up a of the time, whie some estabishments remain a more casua shopping experience, each town in Bergen unchanged for decades as area favorites. Bennies in County has its own assortment of charming boutique Engewood, Varka Estiatorio in Ramsey, and La Cambusa in shops and ocay-owned stores. Additionay, a the great Garfied are among the favorites in Bergen County. stores in New York City are ess than 20 mies away. ART & CULTURE Bergen County is home to an array of museums, gaeries and attractions. The region is fied with gaeries, theaters, museums, and historic homes and forts. Here is just a sampe of paces to enjoy arts and cuture in Bergen County: Theaters: Museums: Bergen County Payers Inc. Beskie Museum of Art & Science Bergen Performing Arts Center Fort Lee Museum Ciccone Theatre Mahwah Museum Garage Theatre at Becton Steuben House Museum Hackensack Cutura Center The Hermitage Museum Hackensack Theater Company The Hiram Bauvet Art Museum Ramsey Theatre The New Jersey Chidren s Museum The Payers Guid of Leonia The New Jersey Nava Museum GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 05

6 EDUCATION IN BERGEN COUNTY, NJ Nearby Coeges & Universities Eementary & High Schoo Bergen County Community Coege Paramus, NJ Bergen County Pubic Schoos Eastwick Coege Ramsey, NJ Faireigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ Hackensack University Hackensack, NJ Ramapo Coege of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ Engewood Pubic Schoo District (201) epsd.org Fort Lee Pubic Schoos (201) fboe.com Garfied Schoo District (973) garfied.k12.nj.us Hackensack Pubic Schoos (201) hackensackschoos.org Paisades Park Schoo District (980) papkschoo.org Paramus Pubic Schoos (201) paramus.k12.nj.us Ramsey Schoo District (201) ramsey.k12.nj.us Ridgewood Pubic Schoos (201) ridgewood.k12.nj.us CONNECT WITH GMS Founded in 1987, Goba Mobiity Soution is a goba corporate reocation services company that speciaizes in workforce mobiity. The company s corporate reocation services incude goba assignment management, domestic reocation management, and a range of pre-decision soutions. Goba Mobiity Soutions is a back-to-back-to-back winner of the HRO Today 2014, 2015, and 2016 Baker s Dozen customer satisfaction surveys. Onine Resources Phone & Emai LinkedIn: Goba Mobiity Soutions info@gmsmobiity.com Baker s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings RELOCATION 2016 Winner GLOBAL MOBILITY SOLUTIONS 06