Home services in River Edge, NJ

Most of River Edge's housing was built in the 1940s and 1950s. The median year built is 1954, and about 64% of units were built before 1960 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). About 76% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and about 72% of units are single-family detached. Utility gas heats about 86% of occupied homes, with electricity at about 8% and propane or tank gas at about 3% (heating fuel).

Paid work that disturbs paint in homes built before 1978 requires an EPA lead-safe certified firm. The Building Department requires permits for water heater and furnace or boiler replacements, central air, roofs, siding, decks, fences, driveways and kitchen or bath remodels. Zoning approval comes before the building permit, and no applications are accepted after 3:00 p.m. Under Ordinance #1080, sump pumps, downspouts and foundation drains may not connect to the sanitary sewer, and a proper sump-pump discharge is required for a Certificate of Occupancy.