69.5
County avg score
73
Cities ranked
82%
A or B grade
12%
D or F grade
72
Health violations
73
PFAS detected
Grade Distribution
How Bergen cities scored
A
1
1%
Excellent
B
59
81%
Good
C
4
5%
Fair
D
6
8%
Poor
F
3
4%
Failing
Comparison
County vs New Jersey average
▼ 1.1 pts below state average
City Map
Water quality across Bergen
Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.
Highlights
Top & bottom cities in Bergen
County context
9
Superfund sites in Bergen
1
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities
Industrial pollution
Top industrial polluters in Bergen
Industrial polluters nearby
Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Bergen, 2023.
Total reported releases to surface water: 1 lbs
| Facility | Top chemical | To surface water (lbs/yr) |
|---|---|---|
FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO L.L. C. FAIR LAWN, NJ07410 | Dichloromethane | 1 |
PRIMEX COLOR COMPOUNDING & ADDITIVES CORP GARFIELD, NJ07026 | — | — |
RALPH CLAYTON & SONS NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ07031 | — | — |
ARCHITECTURAL WINDOW MANUFACTURING CORP RUTHERFORD, NJ07070 | — | — |
OLDCASTLE APG LYNDHURST, NJ07071 | — | — |
+ 5 more facilities
Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023
Superfund sites
Superfund sites in Bergen
Superfund sites nearby
Federally tracked hazardous-waste sites within Bergen on the EPA National Priorities List.
- CURCIO SCRAP METAL INC
- FAIR LAWN WELL FIELD
- GARFIELD GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
- LOWER HACKENSACK RIVER
- MAYWOOD CHEMICAL CO
+ 4 more sites
Source: EPA Superfund National Priorities List
Full Rankings
All 73 cities in Bergen
| # | City | Grade | Score | Score | Population | Violations | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin Lakes Boro-0220 | A- | 86.5 | 5K | 10 | PFAS Unresolved | |
| 2 | North Arlington Boro-0239 | B+ | 82 | 15K | 42 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 3 | Hohokus Boro-0228 | B+ | 81 | 4K | 56 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 4 | Lyndhurst Twp-0232 | B+ | 80 | 21K | 58 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 5 | Garfield City-0221 | B | 77.5 | 30K | 69 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 6 | Allendale Boro-0201 | B- | 75 | 7K | 271 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 7 | Alpine Boro-0202 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 8 | Bergenfield Boro-0203 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 9 | Bogota Boro-0204 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 10 | Carlstadt Boro-0205 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 11 | Cliffside Park Boro-0206 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 12 | Closter Boro-0207 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 13 | Cresskill Boro-0208 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 14 | Demarest Boro-0209 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 15 | Dumont Boro-0210 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 16 | East Rutherford Boro-0212 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 17 | Edgewater Boro-0213 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 18 | Emerson Boro-0214 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 19 | Englewood City-0215 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 20 | Englewood Cliffs Boro-0216 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 21 | Fairview Boro-0218 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 22 | Fort Lee Boro-0219 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 23 | Guttenberg Town-0903 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 24 | Hackensack City-0223 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 25 | Harrington Park Boro-0224 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 26 | Hasbrouck Heights-0225 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 27 | Haworth Boro-0226 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 28 | Leonia Boro-0229 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 29 | Little Ferry Boro-0230 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 30 | Maywood Boro-0234 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 31 | Moonachie Boro-0237 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 32 | New Milford Boro-0238 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 33 | North Bergen Twp.-0908 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 34 | Northvale Boro-0240 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 35 | Norwood Boro-0241 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 36 | Old Tappan Boro-0243 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 37 | Oradell Boro-0244 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 38 | Palisades Park Boro-0245 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 39 | Paramus Boro-0246 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 40 | Ridgefield Boro-0249 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 41 | Ridgefield Park Twp-0250 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 42 | River Edge Boro-0252 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 43 | River Vale Twp-0253 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 44 | Rochelle Park Twp-0254 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 45 | Rockleigh Boro-0255 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 46 | Rutherford Boro-0256 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 47 | Secaucus Town-0909 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 48 | South Hackensack Twp-.0259 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 49 | Teaneck Twp-.0260 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 50 | Tenafly Boro-0261 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 51 | Teterboro Boro-0262 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 52 | Upper Saddle River-0263 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 53 | Washington Twp.-0266 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 54 | Weehawken Twp.-0911 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 55 | West New York Town-0912 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 56 | Westwood Boro-0267 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 57 | Wood-Ridge Boro-0269 | B- | 72.3 | 793K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 58 | Oakland Boro-0242 | B- | 71.5 | 13K | 106 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 59 | Saddle Brook Twp-0257 | B- | 71.3 | 13K | 74 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 60 | Elmwood Park Boro-0211 | B- | 70.8 | 20K | 73 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 61 | Park Ridge Boro-0247 | C+ | 67.9 | 16K | 379 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 62 | Lodi Boro-0231 | C+ | 66.8 | 793K | 81 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 63 | Saddle River Boro-0258 | C+ | 66.4 | 16K | 389 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 64 | Mahwah Twp-0233 | C- | 59 | 27K | 173 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 65 | Hawthorne Boro-1604 | D+ | 53.7 | 19K | 260 | Health Unresolved | |
| 66 | Wallington Boro-0265 | D+ | 50.6 | 12K | 95 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 67 | Ridgewood Twp-0251 | D+ | 50.5 | 62K | 283 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 68 | Hillsdale Boro-0227 | D | 50 | 793K | 436 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 69 | Woodcliff Lake Boro-0268 | D | 50 | 793K | 436 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 70 | Montvale Boro-0236 | D | 49.5 | 793K | 438 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 71 | Fair Lawn Boro-0217 | F | 41.8 | 35K | 436 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 72 | Ramsey Boro-0248 | F | 41.6 | 15K | 397 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 73 | Waldwick Boro-0264 | F | 40.2 | 10K | 418 | Health PFAS Unresolved |