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City · 40,067 residents · Bergen County, New Jersey

Fort Lee , New Jersey

In Fort Lee, a typical home is worth $448,000 and typical rent is $2,270 a month. Compared with all of Bergen County, the typical home value is 28% lower, typical rent is 19% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 10 points lower.

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  • Typical home value

    $448,000

    28% below the county

    About the same as New Jersey

    • Fort Lee
    • Bergen
    • New Jersey

  • Typical rent

    $2,270a month

    19% above the county

    32% above New Jersey

    • Fort Lee
    • Bergen
    • New Jersey

  • Typical household income

    $107,274a year

    14% below the county

    4% above New Jersey

    • Fort Lee
    • Bergen
    • New Jersey

  • Households that own their home

    55%

    10 points below the county

    8 points below New Jersey

    • Fort Lee
    • Bergen
    • New Jersey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical home value
$592,784
7.9% more than 12 months ago
Typical rent
$3,792 a month
2.7% more than 12 months ago

From Zillow (ZHVI/ZORI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).

Fort Lee is in Bergen County. The FHA loan limit ($1,249,125 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Bergen County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Fort Lee apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Nearby, in Ridgefield Park, the typical rent is $1,731: 24% less than in Fort Lee ($2,270).

  2. The typical home in Fort Lee is worth $448,000, 28% less than in Bergen County as a whole ($623,000).

  3. According to Zillow, in the 12 months to September 2026 the typical home value in Fort Lee rose 7.9%; in New Jersey, it rose 4%.

  4. The typical rent in Fort Lee is $2,270 a month, 19% more than in Bergen County as a whole ($1,914).

  5. 55% of households in Fort Lee own their home, against 65% in Bergen County.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024); Zillow (September 2026 data). Zillow data

The homes here

Housing in Fort Lee

What homes there are in Fort Lee, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

There are more apartments in Fort Lee than in Bergen County: 68% of homes, against 22%.

Year built

The typical home in Fort Lee was built in 1971, 11 years after the typical one in Bergen County.

In Fort Lee, 38% of homes have 1 bedroom or none (studios); 28% have 3 bedrooms or more, against 58% in Bergen County.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes

The FHA limit for Bergen County is high ($1,249,125): at least 89% of owner-occupied homes in Fort Lee are worth less than $1,000,000.

Monthly rent with utilities

Measured against HUD's 2-bedroom fair market rent ($2,282), about 50% of rented homes in Fort Lee cost less.

With a mortgage

$3,579 a month

Bergen County: $3,547 a month

Without a mortgage

$1,439 a month

Bergen County: $1,498 a month

Owners with a mortgage

42%

Bergen County: 62%

In Fort Lee, 42% of owners have a mortgage; their typical cost is $3,579 a month, about the same as in Bergen County.

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

Since 2015–2019, homes in Fort Lee gained value faster than in Bergen County: 38% against 33%.

Since 2015–2019, the typical rent in Fort Lee rose 18%, less than in Bergen County (27%).

While home values in Fort Lee changed +38% and rent +18%, the typical household income rose 28%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureFort LeeBergen CountyNew JerseyUnited States
Rental vacancy 5.4%3.0%3.5%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.6%0.7%0.9%
More than one person per room 5.7%3.7%4.0%3.4%
People per household 2.192.682.622.53
Drive alone 46%59%62%69%
Carpool 7%7%8%9%
Public transit 20%10%8%3%
Walk or bike 4%3%3%3%
Work from home 22%19%17%15%
Other means 1%2%2%2%
Typical commute 30 to 39 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

In Fort Lee, the rental vacancy rate is 5.4%; in Bergen County, 3.0%.

More than one person per room: that is how 5.7% of households in Fort Lee live, more than in Bergen County (3.7%).

On average, a household in Fort Lee has 2.19 people, fewer than in Bergen County (2.68).

More people ride a bus or train to work in Fort Lee than in Bergen County: 20% against 10%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Fort Lee?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Fort Lee, worth $448,000, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 46% of the typical household income in Fort Lee, which is $107,274 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $177,164 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Bergen County.

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Starts at the typical home value in Fort Lee. Change it to the price you have in mind.

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Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $15,680 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

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Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$4,134

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$439,886
Total interest
$632,892
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $7,566 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $2,503 a month

  • Tight

    $2,503 to $3,218 a month

  • Hard

    more than $3,218 a month

    Your payment · 46%

Compared with the typical household income in Fort Lee ($107,274 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$4,134
Principal & interest$2,980
Property tax$769
Home insurance$187
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$198

You need at least $15,680 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Fort Lee and Bergen County

Fort Lee is in Bergen County, New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Fort Lee's own numbers

Typical home value
$448,000
Typical monthly rent
$2,270
Typical yearly household income
$107,274
Households that own their home
55%
Effective property tax rate
2.06%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Bergen County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$1,249,125
Conventional limit, one unit
$1,209,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,282
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+52%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
4%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Bergen County.

Everything about Bergen County

Buying

Buying a home in Fort Lee

A typical home in Fort Lee is worth $448,000: 28% below the county and about the same as New Jersey. With the typical household income in Fort Lee ($107,274 a year), a typical home costs 4.2 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Fort Lee 4.2 years
  • Bergen 5.0 years
  • New Jersey 4.4 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Bergen County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Bergen County rose 74% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Bergen County.

Period County New Jersey U.S.
Last year (2025) +6.8% +6.2% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +52% +63% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +74% +88% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Fort Lee next to Bergen County, New Jersey and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Fort Lee $448,000
  • Bergen $623,000
  • New Jersey $454,400
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Fort Lee $2,270
  • Bergen $1,914
  • New Jersey $1,720
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Fort Lee $107,274
  • Bergen $124,884
  • New Jersey $103,556
  • United States $80,734
See the full table
Fort Lee next to Bergen County and New Jersey
Measure Fort Lee Bergen County New Jersey U.S.
Typical home value $448,000 $623,000 $454,400 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $2,270 $1,914 $1,720 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $107,274 $124,884 $103,556 $80,734
Households that own their home 55% 65% 64% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $9,212 $10,001 $9,590 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 2.06% 1.61% 2.11% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 48% 51% 52% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Bergen County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Fort Lee

For a typical $448,000 home in Fort Lee, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Fort Lee's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $4,134a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $15,680
    Cash to close
    $29,120
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $198

  • Conventional, 5% down $4,052a month

    Down payment
    $22,400
    Cash to close
    $35,840
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $213

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $3,384a month

    Down payment
    $89,600
    Cash to close
    $103,040
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $3,798a month

    Down payment
    $67,200
    Cash to close
    $80,640
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Fort Lee and for Bergen County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Fort Lee

2.06%of the home’s value each year

$9,212 a year for the typical owner in Fort Lee.

  • Fort Lee 2.06%
  • Bergen 1.61%
  • New Jersey 2.11%

What New Jersey publishes ANCHOR, Senior Freeze and Stay NJ: one combined application (New Jersey Division of Taxation)

Exemptions and deadlines in New Jersey

Flood risk in Bergen County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Bergen County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
4%
10,177
Of those, with NFIP insurance
41%
County New Jersey U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 4% 6.7% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 41% 63% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Fort Lee

Typical rent in Fort Lee is $2,270 a month: 19% above the county. In Fort Lee, 48% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Bergen County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,282 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $43.88 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Bergen County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,772 $34.08 $70,880
1 bedroom $1,987 $38.21 $79,480
2 bedrooms $2,282 $43.88 $91,280
3 bedrooms $2,771 $53.29 $110,840
4 bedrooms $3,497 $67.25 $139,880

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Fort Lee

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Fort Lee is in ZIP code 07024.

For 2 bedrooms it is $3,360: $1,078 more than the fair market rent for Bergen County ($2,282).

  • 07024 $3,360$4,080

A ZIP code counts for Fort Lee when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

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Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Fort Lee

HUD lists 3 buildings with rents for lower incomes in Fort Lee. These are the largest.

  • Mediterranean House 505 North Ave, Fort Lee 07024 306 homes, 305 low-income · For older adults
  • Malcolm Towers 475 Main St, Fort Lee 07024 226 homes, 225 low-income · For older adults (201) 461-6780
  • Liberty Place #619 101 Cedar St, Fort Lee 07024 60 homes · In service since 2003

See all 74 buildings in Bergen County Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Fort Lee

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 2 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Bergen County; none says it serves in Spanish.

A young man and a young woman look something up together on a laptop.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Fort Lee

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Fort Lee or Bergen County. The ones below are statewide in New Jersey: they work in Fort Lee the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in New Jersey

Housing counselors near Fort Lee

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Fort Lee, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • County of Bergen, Department of Human Services, Division of Senior Services

    1 Bergen County Plz, Hackensack · 4 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Reverse mortgage counseling
    (201) 336-7400

  • Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey

    131 Main St Ste 140, Hackensack · 4 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Fair housing pre-purchase workshops
    • and 2 more
    (201) 489-3552

  • North Hudson Community Action Corporation

    407 39th St Apt 2, Union City · 6 miles away

    • Budget and credit workshops
    • Fair housing pre-purchase workshops
    • and 5 more
    (201) 210-0100

Every agency in Bergen County All counseling agencies in New Jersey

Help in Spanish near Fort Lee

None of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Fort Lee

HUD’s record names them for Fort Lee or Bergen County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

  • Fort Lee Housing Authority Public housing and Section 8 vouchers (201) 947-7400
  • Housing Authority of Bergen County Section 8 vouchers (201) 336-7600

5 other authorities have an office in Bergen County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Bergen County

These cities are also in Bergen County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Bergen County Housing in New Jersey
See 38 more cities in Bergen County, with prices and rents

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Fort Lee, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Bergen County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Fort Lee.

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Questions

Housing questions about Fort Lee

Short answers with the numbers for Fort Lee and all of Bergen County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Fort Lee?

The typical home value in Fort Lee is $448,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Bergen County it is $623,000.

How much does it cost to rent in Fort Lee?

Typical rent in Fort Lee is $2,270 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Bergen County is $2,282.

What is the FHA loan limit in Fort Lee?

Fort Lee uses the FHA limit for all of Bergen County (2026): $1,249,125 for a one-unit home and $2,402,625 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Fort Lee?

The typical homeowner in Fort Lee pays $9,212 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 2.06% of the home’s value; in Bergen County, the rate is 1.61%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Fort Lee?

There are 2 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Bergen County. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).