In addition, Cresskill is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, Cresskill is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Cresskill a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Cresskill has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Cresskill’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Cresskill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.40 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Even though Cresskill is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Cresskill, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Cresskill is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.82% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Cresskill in 2022 was $67,673, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $270,692 for a family of four.
Cresskill is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Cresskill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cresskill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cresskill also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.77% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cresskill include Irish, Italian, German, Israeli, and Turkish.
Cresskill also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 40.72%.
The most common language spoken in Cresskill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
