Home services in North Arlington, NJ

Almost all of North Arlington's housing predates 1980. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates put the median year built at 1954, with about 89% of housing units built before 1980 and about 20% in 1939 or earlier. About 44% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Single-family detached houses make up about 36% of housing units, two-unit buildings about 27%, and three- or four-unit buildings about 13%. Utility gas heats about 85% of occupied homes.

The borough's Construction Department (201-991-6060 ext. 111) publishes a list of work that needs a permit, including roof replacement, new siding, water heaters, furnaces and boilers, air conditioning, kitchen and bathroom renovations, finished basements and attics, decks, fences and driveways. Subcode inspectors keep limited hours (for example, plumbing on Monday and Wednesday mornings). A certificate of occupancy is required when a property is sold or a unit is rented.