Home services in Old Tappan, NJ

Old Tappan's housing is comparatively new. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates put the median year built at 1986 (±9 years). About 46% of housing units were built in 1990 or later, and only about 15% before 1960. About 73% of the borough's roughly 2,040 units are single-family detached houses. About 490 (±154) are attached single-family units such as townhouses. About 94% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Utility gas is the main heating fuel in about 91% of occupied homes. Electricity (about 4%), fuel oil (about 3%, with a margin of error larger than the estimate) and propane (about 1.5%) make up most of the rest. The 2020 Census counted 2,083 housing units. The Building Department's technical assistant schedules inspections and answers building permit questions.