Paramus
Living in Paramus
Paramus sits at the working center of Bergen County, where Routes 4 and 17 cross near the Garden State Parkway. It is best known as one of the busiest retail destinations in the country — home to Garden State Plaza, New Jersey's first suburban mall, along with Paramus Park and the shopping corridors that line both highways. For homeowners, that translates into a level of everyday convenience few towns can match.
Step a few blocks off the highways and Paramus is overwhelmingly residential and calm. Commercial development is concentrated near the main roads by design, leaving most of the borough to settled, tree-lined neighborhoods. The housing stock leans practical and family-oriented: mid-century Capes and ranches, 1960s and '70s split-levels, and a growing number of larger, updated single-family homes. This is a town that delivers space, location, and value rather than estate-scale luxury — and many buyers prize it for exactly that.
There is also a genuinely distinctive rhythm here. Under Bergen County's long-standing blue laws — which Paramus observes even more strictly than the county at large — the retail corridors go quiet on Sundays, and the neighborhoods get a true day of calm. Paired with Van Saun County Park and the Bergen County Zoo, strong public schools, and Bergen Community College's main campus, Paramus offers a grounded, convenient lifestyle close to everything.
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What sets it apart
Unmatched everyday convenience: Garden State Plaza, Paramus Park, and the Routes 4 and 17 retail corridors put nearly every store, service, and restaurant minutes from home
Central Bergen County location at the crossroads of Routes 4, 17, and the Garden State Parkway — exceptional access in every direction
Predominantly quiet, residential neighborhoods, with commercial development kept close to the highways by design
Practical, value-driven housing stock: mid-century Capes and ranches, classic split-levels, and larger updated single-family homes
Van Saun County Park and the Bergen County Zoo, plus borough parks, golf courses, and recreation right in town
Paramus Public Schools (K–12, including Paramus High School) and the main campus of Bergen Community College anchor a strong education base
Paramus is roughly 15 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan. There is no NJ Transit train station in the borough; commuters rely on frequent NJ Transit bus service — including routes 165 and 168 to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, generally around an hour depending on traffic and your stop — or the nearby Radburn rail station in Fair Lawn on the Bergen County Line, which runs toward Hoboken with a Secaucus Junction transfer for New York Penn Station. By car, Routes 4 and 17 feed directly to the George Washington Bridge and the Garden State Parkway connects north and south.
