Ramsey vs Tenafly

A side-by-side comparison of Ramsey and Tenafly: population, income, housing, and more.

Ramsey and Tenafly are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tenafly has the higher population (15,252 vs 14,722 in Ramsey). Tenafly has the higher median household income ($208,088 vs $164,767 in Ramsey). Tenafly has the higher median home value ($974,300 vs $665,700 in Ramsey).

Population, income & housing

	Ramsey	Tenafly
Population	14,722	15,252
Median age	41.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$164,767	$208,088
Median home value	$665,700	$974,300
Median gross rent	$2,009	$3,143
Housing units	5,267	5,415
Homeownership rate	83.7%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.3%	79.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ramsey	Tenafly
Population	14,940 → 14,722 (-1.5%)	14,632 → 15,252 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$147,875 → $164,767 (+11.4%)	$172,926 → $208,088 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$598,900 → $665,700 (+11.2%)	$829,600 → $974,300 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,646 → $2,009 (+22.1%)	$2,271 → $3,143 (+38.4%)

Ramsey

Population

14,94014,722

Median household income

$147,875$164,767

Median home value

$598,900$665,700

Median gross rent

$1,646$2,009

Tenafly

Population

14,63215,252

Median household income

$172,926$208,088

Median home value

$829,600$974,300

Median gross rent

$2,271$3,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ramsey	Tenafly
Under 5	3.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	22.8%	28.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	7.3%	4.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	16.9%
45 to 54	15.0%	17.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	6.8%
75 and over	6.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ramsey	Tenafly
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	58.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.8%	31.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ramsey	Tenafly
No high school diploma	4.0%	1.3%
High school graduate	11.6%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	15.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	41.2%	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	28.1%	42.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ramsey	Tenafly
Drove alone	64.2%	56.8%
Carpooled	2.5%	5.9%
Public transit	8.4%	13.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	23.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ramsey	Tenafly
1-unit, detached	70.2%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	4.1%
20 or more units	4.8%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Ramsey	Tenafly
Poverty rate	3.0%	3.7%
Average household size	2.79	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	34	42
Median year structure built	1968	1957