Elmwood ParkHome costs

Elmwood Park water and sewer rates

At typical use (9 units, about 6,700 gallons a month), a Elmwood Park house pays about $64 a month for water: about $770 a year. Sewer is billed on the property tax bill instead. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies water to Elmwood Park houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.

Elmwood Park Water Department

A 5/8-inch meter pays a $71.91 quarterly service charge that includes 5,000 gallons; $7.95 per 1,000 gallons above that.

Use a monthPrice per 1,000 gallons
Fixed charge$23.97 a month
0 to 1.6667 thousand gallons$0.00
1.6667 to 23.3333 thousand gallons$7.95
23.3333 to 50 thousand gallons$9.39
50 to 100 thousand gallons$9.76
100 to more$10.49
Source
The Elmwood Park water supply obtains its entire water supply from the Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC).

Sewer

Elmwood Park's sewer code (Chapter 25) sets a $1,000 connection fee per living unit for newly connected property.

How Elmwood Park compares with nearby cities

Water, a month

  1. Clifton · 4 mi$58
  2. Hasbrouck Heights · 4 mi$63
  3. New Milford · 6 mi$63
  4. Ridgefield · 7 mi$63
  5. Elmwood Park$64
  6. Wallington · 4 mi$72

Water only, at each city's typical use; sewer is left out because some cities bill it on the tax bill.

Sources

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Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

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