Haworth
Reservoir on one side, two golf courses, one-lane bridge
Haworth is 2.34 square miles with the Oradell Reservoir along one edge and two country clubs inside it. It is the closest of the eight towns to a train, about 1.8 miles to Emerson or Oradell, and the only one with an NJ Transit stop pointed at the George Washington Bridge. It also has the highest median household income of the eight, $236,765, and the third-highest effective tax rate.
- A mile-long path along the Oradell Reservoir, reached from Lakeshore Drive
- Two clubs in a town of 3,450 people, White Beeches and Haworth Country Club
- Haworth Pond, by borough hall, is stocked year round with trout, bass and catfish
- The single-lane Ivy Avenue Bridge is a local institution and a test of manners
Getting to the city
Emerson or Oradell, Pascack Valley Line (~1.8 mi) — closest to rail of the eight
There is no passenger rail in Haworth. The nearest NJ Transit station is Emerson or Oradell, Pascack Valley Line (~1.8 mi) — closest to rail of the eight.
NJ Transit bus: 167, 177 to Port Authority; 186 to the GWB bus station (one stop).
No commuter bus route serves the borough, so most residents drive.
The George Washington Bridge is about 10.2 miles by road.
What you will find
The average residential assessment is $659,285 and the average tax bill $21,262 (2025), an effective rate of 2.185%.
Census ACS puts the median home value at $845,300, with 94.7% of households owning their home.
Northern Valley Regional
- K-8
- Haworth Public School District (PK-8, single school)
- High school
- Northern Valley Regional HS at Demarest
Haworth high schoolers attend Northern Valley Regional HS at Demarest, part of the Northern Valley Regional High School District. In 2024-25 it recorded 79.9% proficiency in grade 9 English and 63.5% in Algebra I, with a 100.0% graduation rate and mean SAT scores of 636 math / 629 reading. The state means were 50.0% grade 9 English, 38.1% Algebra I and 519 math / 533 reading. K-8 is Haworth Public School District (PK-8, single school), which recorded 84.1% proficiency in English and 79.0% in maths district-wide.
What people wish they knew
- Closest of the eight to a train: about 1.8 miles to Emerson or Oradell on the Pascack Valley Line. Still not in town.
- The only one of the eight with an NJ Transit stop toward the George Washington Bridge, route 186, one stop.
- No commuter bus route serves the borough, so most people drive.
- Effective tax rate 2.185%, third-highest of the eight, though the average bill of $21,262 sits well below Demarest's.
- High school is Northern Valley Regional at Demarest.