Sandy Damaged 74 Homes in Westwood, Hillsdale, Washington Twp.

Hurricane Sandy damaged a total of 74 homes in Westwood, Washington Township and Hillsdale, according to state Department of Community Affairs data reported by NJSpotlight.com.

There were 38 Westwood homes with "major damage," meaning costs between $8,000 and $28,800. A total of 85 homeowners and 12 renters in the zip code which includes Westwood, River Vale and Old Tappan applied for aid, according to data from FEMA.

Washington Township had one home with major damage and 33 with minor damage, meaning costs below $8,000. There were 33 homeowners and seven renters who applied for aid in the township.

Hillsdale had two homes with major damage. There were 38 borough homeowners and three renters who applied for aid.

The average inspected damage was $2,299 in Hillsdale, $88 in Washington Township and $769 in the Westwood, River Vale and Old Tappan zip code, according to FEMA.

There were more than 1,300 local businesses impacted by the storm, including 746 in Westwood, 410 in Hillsdale and 237 in Washington Township, according to the NJSpotlight.com report.

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