Tenafly is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 15,455 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tenafly is the 124th largest community in New Jersey. Tenafly home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Tenafly real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Tenafly is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 96.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tenafly is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tenafly who work in management occupations (19.71%), business and financial occupations (15.09%), and sales jobs (12.01%). Also of interest is that Tenafly has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Tenafly is also a borough of artists. Tenafly has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Tenafly’s character. A relatively large number of people in Tenafly telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.61% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Tenafly is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Tenafly 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, Tenafly’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Tenafly, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.40 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small borough, Tenafly 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, Tenafly is a pretty powerful place. 78.72% of the adults in Tenafly 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 Tenafly in 2022 was $104,694, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $418,776 for a family of four. Tenafly is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Tenafly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tenafly residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Tenafly include Italian, Irish, Russian, German, and Eastern European. In addition, Tenafly has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (41.13%). The most common language spoken in Tenafly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
