Ho-Ho-Kus

Living in Ho-Ho-Kus

Ho-Ho-Kus is one of Bergen County's smallest and most distinctive boroughs — barely more than a square mile and a half, almost entirely residential, and quietly affluent. What sets it apart from its larger neighbors is scale: this is a place where you walk to the train, know your downtown, and recognize faces on Sheridan Avenue. The Ho-Ho-Kus Brook winds through the heart of the borough, and the historic Ho-Ho-Kus Inn & Tavern anchors a village center that feels genuinely its own.

History runs deep here. The Hermitage, a National Historic Landmark on Franklin Turnpike, was the site of Aaron Burr's marriage and remains one of the region's most significant Revolutionary-era estates. That sense of continuity carries into the housing stock — gracious older colonials and center-hall homes on mature, tree-lined streets, many on generous lots, set among newer custom residences.

For families, the appeal is a tightly held combination: a well-regarded local district serving pre-K through eighth grade, regional Northern Highlands High School shared with a handful of neighboring towns, and a commute that's hard to match for a borough this quiet. It adds up to a community that trades sprawl for character — and holds its appeal because of it.