Fair Lawn, NJ

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Fair LawnNJ averageUS Census ACS

Population

35,153

Per-capita income

$60,114

Median home value

$532,700

Bachelor's or higher

64%

Typical home value $739,017 +6.9% yr/yr · +35.7% 5-yr

Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)

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Recent meetings

Wed Aug 12, 2026

Rent Leveling Board

Rent Leveling Board sets 2026 max rent increases using CPI data

The Fair Lawn Rent Leveling Board is reviewing 2026 rent renewal increases based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. The agenda lists monthly CPI figures and corresponding maximum allowable rent increases, with some months capped at 4.0% even when CPI is higher. This meeting likely involves approving or discussing these rates for the year.

January: CPI 3.0%, max increase 3.0%
April: CPI 3.4%, max increase 3.4%
July: CPI 4.0%, max increase 4.0%
August: CPI 4.6%, max increase capped at 4.0%
September: CPI 5.1%, max increase capped at 4.0%

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BOROUGH OF FAIR LAWN RENT LEVELING BOARD 2026 Renewals CPI Data Maximum Allowable Rent Increase January 3.0% 3.0% February [no data available] March 3.0% 3.0% April 3.4% 3.4% May 2.9% 2.9% June 3.2% 3.2% July 4.0% 4.0% August 4.6% 4.0% September 5.1% 4.0% October 4.1% 4.0% November 4.6% 4.0%

Tue Jul 14, 2026

Rent Leveling Board

Board reviews 2026 CPI data and rent increase caps

The Fair Lawn Rent Leveling Board will examine the Consumer Price Index data and the corresponding maximum allowable rent increase percentages for each month of 2026. No decisions are listed; the agenda item appears to be informational.

Review of CPI data and maximum allowable rent increase percentages for each month of 2026

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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)

Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.

$2.0M	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Defense · POWER SUPPLY SUBASS
$1.9M	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Defense · POWER SUPPLY ASSEMB
$1.9M	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Defense · POWER SUPPLY ASSEMB
$1.5M	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Commerce · TASK ORDER 1 NEXRAD SIGNAL PROCESSOR INTERFACE PANEL (SPIP) TO SUPPORT
$877,385	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Defense · POWER SUPPLY ASSEMB
$665,743	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Defense · POWER SUPPLY ASSEMB
$600,000	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Defense · POWER SUPPLY
$532,500	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Defense · SENSOR,FLOW (EAF)
$517,500	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Defense · POWER SUPPLY ASSEMB
$466,074	UNITED STATES TECHNOLOGIES INC Department of Transportation · DESIGN OF A FORM FIT FUNCTIONAL REPLACEMENT ARSR4 RF TRANSFER SWITCH -

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Bergen County)

County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.

Net migration-1,503 people (-$232.6M net AGI · 2023)

Federal disasters (10 yr)6 ({"Hurricane": 10, "Severe Storm": 6, "Flood": 5, "Snowstorm" · last Sun Sep 5, 2021)

Traffic fatalities1 (1 pedestrian · 2024)

Business establishments31,818 (441,870 employees · 2023)

Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,072/mo (178 assisted households · 2025)

Adults with low literacy15.5% (low numeracy 22% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

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212

Permitted housing units

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids

0.562

All kids

0.520

Black kids

0.397

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions

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