Personal loans in Norwood, NJ
In Norwood, one of 323 Census places in New Jersey, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate. Roughly 5,729 residents live in Norwood, the 183rd-largest community in New Jersey. Judge Norwood offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives. The trend for Norwood between 2020 and 2023 is upward by roughly 1.6%. State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Norwood's roughly 5,729 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. The closest larger place is Closter, NJ about 1 miles away.
Local context for Norwood
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the New Jersey rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 5,729 people live here, which puts Norwood 183rd of 323 Census places in New Jersey (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 1.6% between 2020 and 2023.
- People gained or lost: about 90 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: roughly 43% of New Jersey places rank below Norwood.
- Land and density: 2.8 square miles of land carry roughly 2,057 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Norwood's 2.8 square miles rank 112th of 323 places in New Jersey.
- Share of New Jersey: Norwood holds about 0.1% of the state's population, some 5,729 people.
- National rank: Norwood sits 4,477th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Norwood ranks 53rd among New Jersey's 323 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Norwood's 1.6% change compares with a New Jersey average of +0.3% across its 323 places.
- Density rank: Norwood places 227th among New Jersey's places by people per square mile.
- Density vs New Jersey: Norwood's 2,057 people per square mile compare with a state median of 3,448.
- Location: latitude 40.9920, longitude -73.9506 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Closter (1 mi); Old Tappan (3 mi); Cresskill (4 mi); Hastings-on-Hudson (4 mi); Dumont (4 mi). Any of them may have more branches, but statewide rules and your credit still set the price.
- Nearest smaller places: Rockleigh (1 mi); Northvale (1 mi); Harrington Park (2 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 130 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 298 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Where Norwood sits in New Jersey
Among New Jersey's 323 places, Norwood sits at 183rd for population, a share of roughly 0.1% of the state. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 53rd of 323 New Jersey places, putting it near the 84th percentile for growth. Its roughly 2,057 residents per square mile place it 227th among New Jersey's places. By land area, its 2.8 square miles rank 112th of 323 places in New Jersey.
The state rulebook for Norwood
New Jersey has no separate rate rule for Norwood; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 5,729 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI); Office of Consumer Finance supervises consumer lenders Source says: "The Office of Consumer Finance regulates 16 types of businesses that provide a variety of consumer financial services." | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | Civil usury: rates above 6% (agreement not in writing) or above 16% (written contract specifying the rate) Source says: "the civil usury rate is any interest rate greater than 6 percent for an agreement that is not in writing" | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Unlicensed payday lending violates New Jersey's civil and criminal usury rates; payday lenders must be licensed Source says: "out-of-state or foreign entities that have not obtained the required New Jersey license and whose payment terms violate New Jersey's civil and criminal usury rates" | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as of 2026-09-16 |
Inside a Norwood personal loan
A Norwood personal loan is an installment loan: a lump sum, then fixed monthly payments over a set term, priced off your credit rather than its 5,729 residents. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Norwood's rank of 183rd in New Jersey: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Norwood loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Getting a loan in Norwood
Norwood is a fairly dense community of about 5,729 people, with 218 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Whether Norwood has a local branch or not, a New Jersey-licensed lender can serve its 5,729 people online on the same terms. The nearest bigger place is Closter, NJ about 1 miles away.
The geography behind Norwood
Norwood's land area is roughly 2.8 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. That land carries about 2,057 people per square mile. Newark, the largest place in New Jersey, is about 22 miles from Norwood. Within 50 miles of Norwood there are 218 larger Census places. By land area it ranks 112th of 323 New Jersey places.
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Nearby places
- Rockleigh, NJ — population 405
- Northvale, NJ — population 4,821
- Closter, NJ — population 8,544
- Harrington Park, NJ — population 4,990
- Demarest, NJ — population 4,846
- Alpine, NJ — population 1,750
- Old Tappan, NJ — population 6,074
- Cresskill, NJ — population 9,118