Allendale

Living in Allendale

Allendale is a small, affluent borough in northern Bergen County that grew up around its railroad and still feels like the kind of community where the train station, the shops, and the park all sit within an easy walk of one another. The compact downtown along the tracks gives Allendale something many of its larger neighbors don't have: a genuine, walkable Main Street where local restaurants and storefronts anchor everyday life.

At the heart of town is Crestwood Park, a 71-acre expanse built around Crestwood Lake, the residents' membership lake where summers mean swimming, beaches, a bandshell, and athletic fields. It is the gathering place that gives Allendale its unmistakably family-centered, four-seasons character. Tree-lined residential streets surround it, filled largely with classic colonials, center-hall homes, and well-kept properties on comfortable suburban lots.

Families are also drawn by the schools. Allendale's own public district serves the younger grades through its elementary and middle schools, and students continue on to Northern Highlands Regional High School, the regional school shared with Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River, and Upper Saddle River and long respected across the area. Together, the walkability, the lake, and the schools make Allendale one of Bergen County's most sought-after small towns.