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Cost of Living in New Jersey Cities

Median rent across 289 New Jersey cities is $1,892 and median household income is $108,713. Most affordable: Basking Ridge, Bridgewater Center, Lincroft.

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CityPopulationMedian rentMedian incomeRent / income
Newark307,188$1,618$48,41640.1%
Jersey City289,691$2,482$94,81331.4%
Paterson157,660$1,628$53,76636.3%
Elizabeth135,887$1,654$63,87431.1%
Toms River93,915$1,839$95,75923.0%
Trenton89,966$1,321$47,10233.7%
Clifton89,247$1,770$99,00321.5%
Camden71,471$1,218$40,45036.1%
Bayonne70,468$1,867$81,28527.6%
Lakewood69,884$1,877$57,57639.1%
Passaic69,651$1,439$56,78030.4%
East Orange69,183$1,588$59,87231.8%
Union City66,375$1,716$65,36931.5%
Vineland60,692$1,163$65,85421.2%
Hoboken58,340$3,302$176,94322.4%
New Brunswick55,744$2,013$60,24840.1%
Perth Amboy55,278$1,743$58,49035.8%
Plainfield54,515$1,849$80,33427.6%
West New York51,683$1,856$67,13933.2%
Hackensack45,768$1,892$82,21227.6%
Sayreville45,237$1,749$98,62921.3%
Sicklerville44,500$1,859$102,88121.7%
Linden43,614$1,848$91,03624.4%
Kearny40,570$1,824$83,21226.3%
Fort Lee39,818$2,337$105,53526.6%
Atlantic City38,486$1,252$36,22041.5%
Fair Lawn35,153$1,888$147,95215.3%
Garfield32,502$1,876$75,70129.7%
Long Branch32,184$2,256$73,38136.9%
Westfield30,760$2,373$212,70013.4%
Princeton30,451$2,708$184,11317.7%
Rahway29,748$2,259$90,85229.8%
Englewood29,342$2,867$101,39833.9%
Bergenfield28,269$1,979$124,08319.1%
Old Bridge28,015$1,680$106,93418.9%
Millville27,432$1,189$67,19021.2%
Bridgeton26,836$1,699$46,12444.2%
Paramus26,500$3,500+$139,70730.1%
Ridgewood26,076$2,793$217,25015.4%
Lodi25,946$1,954$84,57027.7%
Cliffside Park25,580$1,828$94,96023.1%
Carteret25,187$2,073$87,55328.4%
South Plainfield24,231$2,134$126,06320.3%
Somerset23,851$2,415$113,60325.5%
Glassboro23,375$1,684$80,38825.1%
North Plainfield22,667$1,757$83,52925.2%
Summit22,512$2,537$199,10715.3%
Roselle22,455$1,750$82,96725.3%
Hillsborough22,302$1,918$142,27516.2%
Parsippany21,869$1,778$102,15220.9%
Lindenwold21,534$1,478$55,09932.2%
Secaucus21,437$2,438$134,74621.7%
Elmwood Park21,287$2,320$100,85227.6%
Pleasantville20,604$1,734$52,40339.7%
Morristown20,256$2,492$115,40925.9%
Palisades Park20,192$2,033$101,29524.1%
Woodbridge20,086$2,164$99,71826.0%
Harrison19,599$2,366$82,29034.5%
Hawthorne19,472$1,960$118,09319.9%
Tinton Falls19,252$1,325$113,84414.0%
Point Pleasant19,158$2,275$108,71325.1%
Iselin19,151$1,997$112,61521.3%
Rutherford18,748$2,050$136,06918.1%
Ocean Acres18,689$2,240$117,73922.8%
Preakness18,538$1,857$133,16816.7%
Dover18,420$1,783$70,51930.3%
Colonia18,294$1,964$134,30117.5%
Dumont18,072$1,992$125,58519.0%
Avenel17,143$2,143$95,93526.8%
New Milford16,882$1,851$113,51319.6%
Madison16,464$2,316$168,46916.5%
North Arlington16,368$1,813$101,49321.4%
South River16,007$1,616$101,85319.0%
Springdale15,672$1,176$179,5317.9%
Princeton Meadows15,382$2,197$124,06521.3%
Tenafly15,252$2,583$208,08814.9%
Phillipsburg15,251$1,516$67,78226.8%
Asbury Park15,239$1,899$71,08032.1%
Metuchen14,982$2,219$157,77916.9%
Highland Park14,981$2,127$101,99125.0%
Fairview14,920$2,317$64,15243.3%
Williamstown14,855$1,262$87,02117.4%
Cherry Hill Mall14,827$2,485$117,53525.4%
Hammonton14,746$1,375$83,04419.9%
Ramsey14,722$2,009$164,76714.6%
Edgewater14,544$3,354$137,84729.2%
Moorestown-Lenola14,523$1,850$134,16716.5%
Middlesex14,518$1,471$107,06316.5%
Hopatcong14,470$2,227$114,05723.4%
Short Hills14,398$3,305$250,000+15.9%
Bradley Gardens14,315$2,581$177,59017.4%
West Freehold14,233$2,382$120,57023.7%
Collingswood14,163$1,733$83,91724.8%
Roselle Park13,965$1,479$104,41817.0%
Westmont13,870$1,576$111,58916.9%
Mercerville13,693$1,645$125,67815.7%
Echelon13,577$1,753$81,80825.7%
New Providence13,577$2,125$162,87715.7%
Eatontown13,537$1,948$90,17425.9%
Franklin Park13,327$2,191$111,50823.6%
Woodland Park13,284$1,910$85,63826.8%
Ridgefield Park13,167$1,737$98,18421.2%
Florham Park13,134$2,921$147,71423.7%
Fords13,052$1,926$116,25019.9%
Somerville12,958$2,066$103,86923.9%
Holiday City-Berkeley12,896$1,466$47,85536.8%
Red Bank12,864$2,105$101,73824.8%
Oakland12,700$1,462$162,86210.8%
Freehold12,504$1,647$82,18324.0%
Haddonfield12,502$3,120$190,88219.6%
Upper Montclair12,279$2,420$250,000+11.6%
Pennsville12,238$1,244$75,16219.9%
Glen Rock12,082$2,629$210,36915.0%
Hasbrouck Heights12,067$1,882$118,67019.0%
River Edge12,024$1,761$155,82713.6%
Bound Brook12,023$2,008$80,87629.8%
Martinsville12,016$2,183$206,83912.7%
Robertsville11,859$2,605$204,42115.3%
Wallington11,825$2,054$82,42229.9%
Bellmawr11,678$1,141$74,81218.3%
Hamilton Square11,643$1,817$135,69416.1%
Guttenberg11,638$1,938$77,63630.0%
Ringwood11,600$1,934$142,52916.3%
Gloucester City11,465$2,016$70,94234.1%
Ridgefield11,439$2,252$115,67623.4%
Ocean City11,260$2,113$101,78224.9%
Westwood11,221$2,699$169,02619.2%
Wanaque11,162$1,903$112,32620.3%
Greentree11,024$2,436$144,42620.2%
Franklin Lakes11,011$3,010$230,98715.6%
Pompton Lakes11,010$2,129$119,03821.5%
Beachwood11,002$2,236$102,04326.3%
Little Ferry10,942$1,652$79,47624.9%
Totowa10,919$2,623$114,17727.6%
Lincoln Park10,901$1,632$119,00016.5%
Manville10,870$2,013$93,87225.7%
Oak Ridge10,860$1,320$118,71813.3%
McKee City10,843$1,843$81,66727.1%
Pompton Plains10,766$3,297$113,66134.8%
Kendall Park10,765$1,913$175,36113.1%
Pine Hill10,762$1,873$68,72532.7%
The Hills10,732$2,536$142,75021.3%
Marlton10,473$2,020$94,16025.7%
Somers Point10,461$1,652$68,54228.9%
Lake Hiawatha10,406$1,654$101,50019.6%
Lake Hopatcong10,383$1,599$111,61417.2%
East Franklin10,281$2,114$105,36324.1%
Blackwells Mills10,220$3,148$248,14915.2%
East Rutherford10,154$2,439$91,78931.9%
Hackettstown10,143$1,525$91,25020.1%
Budd Lake10,106$1,326$113,03614.1%
Wood-Ridge10,094$2,665$131,41224.3%
Waldwick10,090$3,500+$155,52627.0%
Hillsdale10,086$1,602$169,86211.3%
Brookdale10,044$1,603$150,48912.8%
Maywood10,042$1,965$119,30619.8%
White Horse10,040$1,627$100,89619.4%
Woodbury9,992$1,463$74,76923.5%
Kinnelon9,971$2,307$178,10215.5%
Burlington9,904$1,717$78,00926.4%
Villas9,897$1,418$74,20322.9%
Succasunna9,866$2,299$164,55516.8%
Keansburg9,729$1,699$87,48423.3%
South Amboy9,714$1,826$110,12519.9%
Matawan9,636$1,873$122,02618.4%
Browns Mills9,561$1,088$71,97518.1%
Monmouth Junction9,457$1,777$125,89216.9%
Ashland9,437$2,192$112,00923.5%
Leonia9,300$2,676$116,42927.6%
Smithville9,260$1,477$72,87524.3%
Pine Lake Park9,251$1,813$87,99824.7%
Ventnor City9,220$1,373$74,61922.1%
Chatham9,219$2,756$250,000+13.2%
Park Ridge9,218$2,399$165,39117.4%
Lake Mohawk9,116$1,838$145,80615.1%
Bogota9,110$1,664$107,32118.6%
Cresskill9,101$2,375$173,29316.4%
Absecon9,099$2,177$77,51633.7%
Flanders8,949$2,295$149,76918.4%
Haledon8,936$1,856$94,17823.6%
Caldwell8,898$1,960$101,19623.2%
Clayton8,867$1,204$89,37516.2%
Whippany8,862$2,718$153,72521.2%
Pitman8,834$1,673$96,19920.9%
Boonton8,803$1,773$100,41721.2%
Madison Park8,798$1,401$76,39622.0%
North Haledon8,757$3,366$131,81030.6%
White Meadow Lake8,706$2,623$150,04221.0%
Audubon8,699$1,401$116,90014.4%
Montvale8,625$3,085$183,66420.2%
West Long Branch8,576$3,500+$123,66134.0%
Closter8,544$3,500+$187,50022.4%
Northfield8,427$1,554$104,04217.9%
Upper Saddle River8,354$3,500+$246,71917.0%
Kenilworth8,339$2,080$126,29519.8%
Newton8,336$1,786$73,67929.1%
Twin Rivers8,315$1,561$98,83119.0%
Runnemede8,310$1,842$100,36622.0%
Dayton8,241$1,969$141,30816.7%
Oradell8,197$2,202$214,73612.3%
Raritan8,192$2,547$103,69929.5%
Pomona8,141$897$100,38210.7%
Spotswood8,112$1,097$101,38813.0%
Butler8,072$1,440$110,37515.7%
Atco8,037$950$101,97611.2%
Fort Dix8,034$2,575$98,25931.4%
Crestwood Village7,951$1,236$38,39638.6%
Carneys Point7,945$1,558$75,43624.8%
Watsessing7,944$2,133$94,30127.1%
Basking Ridge7,882$565$200,3783.4%
Bernardsville7,871$2,155$231,00611.2%
Glen Ridge7,827$2,347$248,01611.4%
Fanwood7,714$2,068$176,66714.0%
Dunellen7,711$1,461$84,78920.7%
Brigantine7,702$1,831$88,90624.7%
Bloomingdale7,686$1,664$126,22115.8%
Mystic Island7,616$1,786$71,91729.8%
Berlin7,503$1,180$101,00814.0%
Haddon Heights7,488$1,075$126,05510.2%
Palmyra7,447$1,665$85,01423.5%
Washington7,287$1,682$79,28025.5%
Rumson7,265$2,351$250,000+11.3%
Yorketown7,265$2,607$163,37519.1%
Emerson7,263$1,926$153,96315.0%
Wharton7,254$1,886$92,54824.5%
Keyport7,159$1,429$79,03621.7%
Barrington7,047$1,292$84,33418.4%
Midland Park6,996$2,417$140,06320.7%
Milltown6,994$1,500$119,95815.0%
Mountainside6,967$3,500+$210,10020.0%
Stratford6,965$1,056$100,73512.6%
Linwood6,954$2,070$135,90418.3%
Lincroft6,901$843$168,9456.0%
Allendale6,820$2,648$156,99220.2%
Belle Mead6,772$2,511$219,21513.7%
Heathcote6,689$1,383$127,39113.0%
Green Knoll6,664$1,176$156,6309.0%
North Caldwell6,622$3,250$203,14019.2%
Strathmore6,593$1,497$155,04811.6%
Rockaway6,589$1,496$100,02817.9%
Ramblewood6,542$1,878$110,13020.5%
Watchung6,429$2,571$166,53618.5%
Carlstadt6,343$1,503$94,85419.0%
Leisure Village6,307$2,706$42,70576.0%
Prospect Park6,286$1,684$48,61541.6%
Yardville6,266$1,614$100,77619.2%
Kingston Estates6,250$1,752$103,05620.4%
Morris Plains6,214$2,881$149,62323.1%
Paulsboro6,213$768$68,75013.4%
Roseland6,211$3,041$160,64422.7%
Bridgewater Center6,198$738$201,2504.4%
Fair Haven6,182$3,500$237,13217.7%
Mays Landing6,178$1,150$80,77717.1%
Laurence Harbor6,130$2,563$89,50034.4%
Oceanport6,130$1,310$156,19610.1%
Packanack Lake6,126$3,500+$196,34321.4%
Woodcliff Lake6,097$2,629$211,23314.9%
Little Silver6,096$3,500+$220,74619.0%
Pine Brook6,017$2,358$146,54319.3%
Finderne5,968$2,188$109,34824.0%
Manasquan5,915$1,655$156,54212.7%
Mount Arlington5,901$2,454$99,51129.6%
Old Tappan5,896$3,241$199,25019.5%
Vauxhall5,875$2,221$106,96224.9%
Hightstown5,869$1,638$107,43118.3%
Belmar5,861$1,538$92,85919.9%
Franklin Center5,770$2,713$138,64323.5%
Jamesburg5,763$1,633$117,71916.6%
Rutgers University-Busch Campus5,747$2,200$118,75022.2%
Union Beach5,722$2,455$128,40022.9%
Norwood5,668$3,000$164,76621.8%
Towaco5,627$2,726$197,69616.5%
Morganville5,544$2,677$134,91123.8%
Somerdale5,535$1,141$79,10117.3%
Neshanic Station5,403$2,124$213,68211.9%
East Freehold5,381$1,828$195,80411.2%
Cape May Court House5,375$1,389$74,50322.4%
Glendora5,367$782$94,7929.9%
Clementon5,351$1,375$69,53623.7%
Englewood Cliffs5,330$3,500+$222,19218.9%
Salem5,315$1,189$40,65035.1%
Margate City5,260$1,396$114,41714.6%
Bargaintown5,231$2,320$127,73421.8%
Troy Hills5,183$3,250$180,61821.6%
Ledgewood5,150$1,570$125,00015.1%
Wildwood5,140$1,694$51,99639.1%
Beckett5,072$1,839$119,06318.5%
Florence5,027$1,402$99,02017.0%
Ellisburg5,021$1,954$91,27225.7%