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Homes in Paramus
Paramus is mostly owner-occupied single-family homes. According to American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, 82.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and 85.3% of housing units are single-family detached houses. The median year structures were built is 1963. Much of the housing dates from the postwar years: 39.8% of units were built between 1940 and 1959, 5.5% before 1940, and 15.7% in 2000 or later.
For heating, 88.0% of households use utility gas, 9.9% use electricity and 0.7% use fuel oil.
Homes of this age may still have original electrical service, plumbing or windows, so get these checked when you plan a renovation. In homes built before 1978, contractors who disturb painted surfaces must be EPA lead-safe certified. Building permits are issued by the borough's Building Department at 1 West Jockish Square. Its office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays.
Flooding
Paramus is crossed by the Saddle River and several brooks, including Sprout Brook, Coles Brook, Van Saun Mill Brook and Herring Brook. FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer shows Special Flood Hazard Areas (Zones AE, A and AO, including regulatory floodway) in the borough along these streams. The current Bergen County flood maps took effect August 28, 2019. The U.S. Geological Survey has published flood-inundation maps for the Saddle River through Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood and Paramus. To check a specific address, search it on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Permits in Paramus
Building, plumbing and electrical permits come from the Borough of Paramus construction office. Your contractor normally pulls the permit, but it's worth confirming.
- Office
- Building Department
- Phone
- (201) 265-2100 ext. 2230
- Address
- 1 West Jockish Square, Lower Level, Paramus, NJ 07652
- Website
- paramusborough.gov
Paramus recycling and bulk pickup rules
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Sources
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- msc.fema.gov/portal/home
- epa.gov/lead/lead-renovation-repair-and-painting-program
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