Paramus average deed price for residential properties:
2007: $658,325.74
1998: $255,262.02
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Paramus is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Population (year 2000): 25,737 P
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Land area: 10.5 sq miles
Median Income: $76,918
Paramus was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1922, based on the results of a referendum held on April 4, 1922 that passed by a vote of 238 for, 10 against. Paramus was created from portions of Midland Township, which now exists as Rochelle Park.
The term Paramus comes from the Lenape Native American word meaning "land of the wild turkey" or "place of fertile soil". That is why there is a giant metal statue of a turkey in the Paramus Park mall. Paramus, and the neighboring communities of Ridgewood and Hackensack, was the scene of a great deal of activity during the American Revolutionary War. A section of Paramus known as Dunkerhook (meaning dark corner in Dutch) was an African-American community dating back to the early 18th century. Although historical markers on the current site and local oral tradition maintain that this was a slave community, contemporary records document that this was actually a community of free blacks, not slaves. During World War II, Farview Avenue was closed off by the United States Army. The military had lined up anti-aircraft cannons along the street to prevent any attack on New York City. Farview Avenue is located at the highest peak of Paramus and has a clear view of the New York City skyline.
Paramus is known for its multitude of stores and malls. It has five major indoor shopping centers, due to its easy access for residents in the areas of Bergen County and Passaic County in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York. At the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 is Paramus's biggest and most famous mall, the Garden State Plaza. Across from the Garden State Plaza is the world's third-largest IKEA, one of three IKEAs in the New York City metro area. Paramus, along with the rest of Bergen County, has strict blue laws preventing stores selling non-food items from opening on Sundays. This law was called into question most recently when a BJ's Wholesale Club opened at the 4/17 junction. BJ's was allowed to open on Sundays, but is only allowed to sell food and basic necessities. It is one of the last places in the entire United States to have such an extensive blue law.
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