Home services in Rutherford, NJ
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Homes in Rutherford
Rutherford has one of the older housing stocks in south Bergen. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates put the median year built at 1945, with about 43% of housing units built in 1939 or earlier and about 87% built before 1980. About 64% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Single-family detached houses make up about 57% of housing units, and two-unit buildings about 17%. Utility gas is the main heating fuel in about 79% of occupied homes; fuel oil heats about 7% and electricity about 9%.
Permits are issued by the Department of Building & Zoning on the main level of Borough Hall, 176 Park Avenue. Its page lists separate numbers for building (201-460-3010) and zoning (201-460-3042), plus building, electrical and plumbing subcode officials.
Flooding
Rutherford's western edge follows the Passaic River, and its eastern, Meadowlands section includes Berrys Creek and Fish Creek. FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer shows Zone AE Special Flood Hazard Areas along these waterways, covering part of the borough; much of the residential core lies outside them. We did not find a dedicated flood information page on the borough website. To check a specific address, search it on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Permits in Rutherford
Building, plumbing and electrical permits come from the Borough of Rutherford construction office. Your contractor normally pulls the permit, but it's worth confirming.
- Office
- Department of Building & Zoning
- Phone
- 201-460-3010
- Address
- Borough Hall, 176 Park Avenue (Main Level), Rutherford, NJ 07070
- Website
- rutherfordboronj.com
Rutherford recycling and bulk pickup rules
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Sources
- data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=060XX00US3400365280
- www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_cousub20_natl.txt
- tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServ
- data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25035?g=060XX00US3400365280
- data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=060XX00US3400365280
- data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=060XX00US3400365280
- data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25024?g=060XX00US3400365280
- data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=060XX00US3400365280
- hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer
- msc.fema.gov/portal/home
- rutherfordboronj.com/departments/building
- rutherfordboronj.com/resident/trash-recycling
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