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Homes in Hackensack
Hackensack is a city where most households rent. According to American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, 36.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and only 20.9% of housing units are single-family detached houses; the rest are attached homes, two-family houses and apartment buildings. The median year structures were built is 1969. About 35% of units were built before 1960 and 13.5% in 2000 or later.
For heating, 49.8% of households use utility gas, 40.5% use electricity and 3.6% use fuel oil.
In homes built before 1978, contractors who disturb painted surfaces must be EPA lead-safe certified. Construction, plumbing and electrical permit applications are handled by the city's Building, Housing & Land Use Department. Condo and co-op owners should also check their association's rules before hiring for interior work.
Flooding
The Hackensack River runs along the city's eastern edge, and Coles Brook also crosses the city. FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer shows Special Flood Hazard Areas (Zone AE, including regulatory floodway) inside the city, mainly along these waterways. The current Bergen County flood maps covering Hackensack took effect August 28, 2019. The city has a stormwater program page that includes its watershed improvement planning, which addresses stormwater flooding. To check a specific address, search it on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. If a home is in a flood zone, ask contractors about elevation and flood-resistant materials before work begins.
Permits in Hackensack
Building, plumbing and electrical permits come from the City of Hackensack construction office. Your contractor normally pulls the permit, but it's worth confirming.
- Office
- Building, Housing & Land Use Department (Construction Official)
- Phone
- (201) 646-3920
- Website
- hackensack.org
Hackensack recycling and bulk pickup rules
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Sources
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- tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/tigerWMS_Current/MapServer/2
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- hackensack.org/building/
- hackensack.org/stormwater/
- hackensack.org/public-works-sanitation-recycling/
- hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer
- msc.fema.gov/portal/home
- epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program
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