New Jersey places ranked by rent burden

385 places in New Jersey have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Highest figures: Fairfield Township (Essex County) (90.4%), Woodcliff Lake Borough (86.9%), Shrewsbury Borough (86.4%).

Lowest figure: Helmetta Borough (28.4%).

The figure for New Jersey as a whole is 51.6% (±0.4 points).

Figures last updated on .

Figure for New Jersey as a whole
51.6% (±0.4 points)
Places ranked
385

New Jersey places ranked by rent burden

Renters paying 30% or more of income, estimate (90% margin of error), 2020–2024
RankPlaceCountyRenters paying 30% or more of income
1Fairfield Township (Essex County)Essex County90.4% (±26.3 points)
2Woodcliff Lake BoroughBergen County86.9% (±32.0 points)
3Shrewsbury BoroughMonmouth County86.4% (±23.5 points)
4Peapack and Gladstone BoroughSomerset County85.7% (±41.3 points)
5Tuckerton BoroughOcean County84.0% (±13.2 points)
6National Park BoroughGloucester County82.6% (±31.9 points)
7Mountainside BoroughUnion County81.6% (±28.9 points)
8Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County80.5% (±16.9 points)
9Rochelle Park TownshipBergen County78.5% (±23.6 points)
10Brielle BoroughMonmouth County78.1% (±29.1 points)
11Westville BoroughGloucester County76.1% (±20.6 points)
12 (tie)Beachwood BoroughOcean County75.8% (±22.8 points)
12 (tie)Saddle River BoroughBergen County75.8% (±35.4 points)
14Chester BoroughMorris County75.5% (±21.5 points)
15Oceanport BoroughMonmouth County74.9% (±30.5 points)
16Hi-nella BoroughCamden County74.7% (±21.3 points)
17Bloomsbury BoroughHunterdon County74.6% (±22.8 points)
18Norwood BoroughBergen County74.1% (±20.4 points)
19South Hackensack TownshipBergen County74.0% (±15.8 points)
20North Haledon BoroughPassaic County73.6% (±34.3 points)
21Eastampton TownshipBurlington County72.8% (±35.7 points)
22Prospect Park BoroughPassaic County72.2% (±10.3 points)
23Holmdel TownshipMonmouth County71.9% (±31.6 points)
24Farmingdale BoroughMonmouth County71.7% (±21.6 points)
25Riverside TownshipBurlington County71.5% (±13.8 points)
26Alpha BoroughWarren County70.5% (±19.7 points)
27Upper Deerfield TownshipCumberland County70.3% (±25.7 points)
28Union Township (Hunterdon County)Hunterdon County70.1% (±25.8 points)
29Paulsboro BoroughGloucester County70.0% (±23.1 points)
30 (tie)Seaside Heights BoroughOcean County69.7% (±18.2 points)
30 (tie)Waterford TownshipCamden County69.7% (±25.6 points)
32West Long Branch BoroughMonmouth County69.5% (±21.0 points)
33South Bound Brook BoroughSomerset County69.2% (±15.4 points)
34Berlin TownshipCamden County68.4% (±24.6 points)
35Hopewell BoroughMercer County68.3% (±21.7 points)
36Howell TownshipMonmouth County67.4% (±12.6 points)
37 (tie)Monroe Township (Middlesex County)Middlesex County67.3% (±16.9 points)
37 (tie)Washington Township (Gloucester County)Gloucester County67.3% (±11.1 points)
39North Hanover TownshipBurlington County67.1% (±12.6 points)
40Winslow TownshipCamden County66.8% (±14.2 points)
41 (tie)Lakewood TownshipOcean County66.7% (±5.5 points)
41 (tie)Wyckoff TownshipBergen County66.7% (±21.3 points)
43Gibbsboro BoroughCamden County66.1% (±25.5 points)
44Washington Township (Morris County)Morris County66.0% (±22.3 points)
45Lumberton TownshipBurlington County65.6% (±13.6 points)
46Tinton Falls BoroughMonmouth County65.5% (±11.1 points)
47Bound Brook BoroughSomerset County65.4% (±10.6 points)
48Pemberton BoroughBurlington County65.3% (±17.6 points)
49 (tie)AbseconAtlantic County65.0% (±18.7 points)
49 (tie)Stanhope BoroughSussex County65.0% (±26.6 points)
51Woodbine BoroughCape May County64.5% (±30.6 points)
52Perth AmboyMiddlesex County64.4% (±5.7 points)
53SalemSalem County64.2% (±12.1 points)
54Guttenberg TownHudson County63.8% (±9.8 points)
55 (tie)Roxbury TownshipMorris County63.5% (±16.5 points)
55 (tie)Victory Gardens BoroughMorris County63.5% (±19.1 points)
57 (tie)Franklin Lakes BoroughBergen County63.4% (±21.8 points)
57 (tie)Hamburg BoroughSussex County63.4% (±23.1 points)
59Lindenwold BoroughCamden County63.3% (±9.9 points)
60Jackson TownshipOcean County62.9% (±11.4 points)
61 (tie)Dunellen BoroughMiddlesex County62.7% (±25.4 points)
61 (tie)East Newark BoroughHudson County62.7% (±14.3 points)
63Independence TownshipWarren County62.3% (±25.2 points)
64 (tie)Chatham TownshipMorris County62.1% (±17.4 points)
64 (tie)Montvale BoroughBergen County62.1% (±25.2 points)
64 (tie)Watchung BoroughSomerset County62.1% (±29.8 points)
67Manalapan TownshipMonmouth County61.9% (±16.8 points)
68Lakehurst BoroughOcean County61.8% (±25.4 points)
69 (tie)Carlstadt BoroughBergen County61.7% (±18.7 points)
69 (tie)Pequannock TownshipMorris County61.7% (±18.2 points)
71Lacey TownshipOcean County61.4% (±21.1 points)
72 (tie)Brooklawn BoroughCamden County61.3% (±16.0 points)
72 (tie)Newton TownSussex County61.3% (±11.4 points)
72 (tie)PleasantvilleAtlantic County61.3% (±8.5 points)
75 (tie)Hammonton TownAtlantic County61.2% (±14.3 points)
75 (tie)Middle TownshipCape May County61.2% (±14.0 points)
77 (tie)Sparta TownshipSussex County61.1% (±13.7 points)
77 (tie)Wantage TownshipSussex County61.1% (±18.5 points)
77 (tie)Woodlynne BoroughCamden County61.1% (±24.1 points)
80 (tie)Allamuchy TownshipWarren County61.0% (±24.5 points)
80 (tie)Ocean CityCape May County61.0% (±12.8 points)
82WildwoodCape May County60.9% (±14.5 points)
83 (tie)Dover TownMorris County60.8% (±9.9 points)
83 (tie)Hasbrouck Heights BoroughBergen County60.8% (±16.9 points)
85Spotswood BoroughMiddlesex County60.5% (±25.3 points)
86South Toms River BoroughOcean County60.4% (±29.3 points)
87Dumont BoroughBergen County60.3% (±15.6 points)
88BrigantineAtlantic County60.2% (±17.1 points)
89 (tie)CamdenCamden County60.1% (±4.6 points)
89 (tie)Wildwood Crest BoroughCape May County60.1% (±28.6 points)
91 (tie)Quinton TownshipSalem County60.0% (±23.8 points)
91 (tie)Woolwich TownshipGloucester County60.0% (±26.4 points)
93Freehold TownshipMonmouth County59.9% (±9.7 points)
94 (tie)Belmar BoroughMonmouth County59.8% (±22.3 points)
94 (tie)OrangeEssex County59.8% (±6.5 points)
96Pennsville TownshipSalem County59.6% (±12.2 points)
97Bogota BoroughBergen County59.5% (±14.9 points)
98 (tie)Deptford TownshipGloucester County59.4% (±10.9 points)
98 (tie)High Bridge BoroughHunterdon County59.4% (±25.8 points)
100PatersonPassaic County59.3% (±2.9 points)
101Lake Como BoroughMonmouth County59.2% (±17.4 points)
102Fair Lawn BoroughBergen County59.1% (±10.1 points)
103 (tie)EnglewoodBergen County59.0% (±8.1 points)
103 (tie)Haledon BoroughPassaic County59.0% (±15.9 points)
105 (tie)Atlantic CityAtlantic County58.8% (±4.7 points)
105 (tie)New BrunswickMiddlesex County58.8% (±5.5 points)
107 (tie)Berkeley TownshipOcean County58.7% (±11.9 points)
107 (tie)Commercial TownshipCumberland County58.7% (±25.9 points)
107 (tie)Wall TownshipMonmouth County58.7% (±14.6 points)
110Egg Harbor TownshipAtlantic County58.6% (±11.5 points)
111 (tie)Pitman BoroughGloucester County58.5% (±15.3 points)
111 (tie)West Milford TownshipPassaic County58.5% (±16.5 points)
113 (tie)Buena BoroughAtlantic County58.4% (±20.6 points)
113 (tie)Gloucester TownshipCamden County58.4% (±6.8 points)
113 (tie)TrentonMercer County58.4% (±4.8 points)
116 (tie)MillvilleCumberland County58.3% (±9.5 points)
116 (tie)Netcong BoroughMorris County58.3% (±18.5 points)
116 (tie)Northvale BoroughBergen County58.3% (±18.8 points)
119Point Pleasant Beach BoroughOcean County58.2% (±21.9 points)
120Medford TownshipBurlington County58.1% (±16.8 points)
121East OrangeEssex County58.0% (±4.5 points)
122 (tie)Hardyston TownshipSussex County57.7% (±27.4 points)
122 (tie)Paramus BoroughBergen County57.7% (±12.7 points)
122 (tie)PassaicPassaic County57.7% (±3.9 points)
125 (tie)CliftonPassaic County57.6% (±5.3 points)
125 (tie)Ramsey BoroughBergen County57.6% (±15.4 points)
127 (tie)Cresskill BoroughBergen County57.3% (±15.7 points)
127 (tie)Oakland BoroughBergen County57.3% (±24.8 points)
129 (tie)NewarkEssex County57.2% (±2.1 points)
129 (tie)Penns Grove BoroughSalem County57.2% (±17.0 points)
131 (tie)Jamesburg BoroughMiddlesex County57.1% (±26.2 points)
131 (tie)Pine Hill BoroughCamden County57.1% (±12.5 points)
133 (tie)Park Ridge BoroughBergen County57.0% (±19.0 points)
133 (tie)VinelandCumberland County57.0% (±8.3 points)
135 (tie)Bloomingdale BoroughPassaic County56.9% (±19.2 points)
135 (tie)Delran TownshipBurlington County56.9% (±16.4 points)
135 (tie)Pennsauken TownshipCamden County56.9% (±7.8 points)
138 (tie)Denville TownshipMorris County56.8% (±20.1 points)
138 (tie)Glen Gardner BoroughHunterdon County56.8% (±19.3 points)
140 (tie)RahwayUnion County56.7% (±8.7 points)
140 (tie)Ventnor CityAtlantic County56.7% (±13.2 points)
140 (tie)Voorhees TownshipCamden County56.7% (±8.9 points)
143Seaside Park BoroughOcean County56.6% (±21.7 points)
144 (tie)Manasquan BoroughMonmouth County56.4% (±23.1 points)
144 (tie)WoodburyGloucester County56.4% (±10.0 points)
146Ocean Township (Monmouth County)Monmouth County56.3% (±8.9 points)
147 (tie)Edgewater Park TownshipBurlington County56.2% (±17.0 points)
147 (tie)Middletown TownshipMonmouth County56.2% (±7.8 points)
149 (tie)North Plainfield BoroughSomerset County56.0% (±10.7 points)
149 (tie)PlainfieldUnion County56.0% (±6.2 points)
151LambertvilleHunterdon County55.8% (±21.7 points)
152Andover BoroughSussex County55.5% (±23.4 points)
153Wharton BoroughMorris County55.4% (±16.0 points)
154 (tie)Fairview BoroughBergen County55.3% (±10.8 points)
154 (tie)Little Egg Harbor TownshipOcean County55.3% (±12.1 points)
154 (tie)Robbinsville TownshipMercer County55.3% (±17.4 points)
154 (tie)Wrightstown BoroughBurlington County55.3% (±20.9 points)
158 (tie)Edgewater BoroughBergen County55.0% (±12.2 points)
158 (tie)South River BoroughMiddlesex County55.0% (±12.6 points)
160Point Pleasant BoroughOcean County54.9% (±14.3 points)
161Fanwood BoroughUnion County54.8% (±23.5 points)
162 (tie)Maple Shade TownshipBurlington County54.7% (±9.3 points)
162 (tie)North Bergen TownshipHudson County54.7% (±5.3 points)
162 (tie)River Edge BoroughBergen County54.7% (±15.4 points)
162 (tie)West New York TownHudson County54.7% (±5.1 points)
166Flemington BoroughHunterdon County54.6% (±11.9 points)
167Neptune TownshipMonmouth County54.5% (±9.3 points)
168 (tie)Frankford TownshipSussex County54.4% (±22.6 points)
168 (tie)Montgomery TownshipSomerset County54.4% (±13.2 points)
170 (tie)Freehold BoroughMonmouth County54.2% (±12.3 points)
170 (tie)Maywood BoroughBergen County54.2% (±13.1 points)
172 (tie)Palmyra BoroughBurlington County54.1% (±13.5 points)
172 (tie)Union Township (Union County)Union County54.1% (±6.3 points)
174 (tie)Bergenfield BoroughBergen County54.0% (±10.1 points)
174 (tie)Plumsted TownshipOcean County54.0% (±25.1 points)
176Vernon TownshipSussex County53.8% (±16.5 points)
177 (tie)Belleville TownshipEssex County53.6% (±7.3 points)
177 (tie)ElizabethUnion County53.6% (±3.3 points)
177 (tie)West Orange TownshipEssex County53.6% (±7.8 points)
180 (tie)Maplewood TownshipEssex County53.5% (±11.7 points)
180 (tie)Palisades Park BoroughBergen County53.5% (±7.6 points)
182Boonton TownMorris County53.4% (±14.5 points)
183 (tie)BurlingtonBurlington County53.3% (±10.1 points)
183 (tie)Union CityHudson County53.3% (±3.2 points)
185Madison BoroughMorris County53.1% (±8.9 points)
186Sayreville BoroughMiddlesex County53.0% (±8.8 points)
187 (tie)Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)Cumberland County52.8% (±15.8 points)
187 (tie)GarfieldBergen County52.8% (±5.9 points)
187 (tie)Long BranchMonmouth County52.8% (±6.2 points)
187 (tie)Neptune City BoroughMonmouth County52.8% (±21.9 points)
187 (tie)Randolph TownshipMorris County52.8% (±11.5 points)
192Hamilton Township (Atlantic County)Atlantic County52.7% (±11.5 points)
193 (tie)BeverlyBurlington County52.6% (±23.4 points)
193 (tie)Hampton TownshipSussex County52.6% (±22.4 points)
193 (tie)Lower TownshipCape May County52.6% (±14.9 points)
196 (tie)Brick TownshipOcean County52.5% (±7.6 points)
196 (tie)LindenUnion County52.5% (±6.3 points)
198 (tie)Hazlet TownshipMonmouth County52.4% (±16.5 points)
198 (tie)Irvington TownshipEssex County52.4% (±5.7 points)
200 (tie)Asbury ParkMonmouth County52.3% (±7.9 points)
200 (tie)BridgetonCumberland County52.3% (±8.4 points)
202 (tie)Glassboro BoroughGloucester County52.2% (±8.7 points)
202 (tie)Mount Holly TownshipBurlington County52.2% (±10.6 points)
204 (tie)Caldwell BoroughEssex County52.1% (±9.7 points)
204 (tie)Millburn TownshipEssex County52.1% (±12.4 points)
206 (tie)Collingswood BoroughCamden County52.0% (±10.5 points)
206 (tie)Kenilworth BoroughUnion County52.0% (±24.6 points)
206 (tie)Verona TownshipEssex County52.0% (±13.3 points)
209 (tie)Englewood Cliffs BoroughBergen County51.9% (±23.3 points)
209 (tie)Phillipsburg TownWarren County51.9% (±8.4 points)
211 (tie)Hampton BoroughHunterdon County51.8% (±17.4 points)
211 (tie)Kearny TownHudson County51.8% (±5.2 points)
213Hamilton Township (Mercer County)Mercer County51.7% (±6.2 points)
214Evesham TownshipBurlington County51.6% (±7.5 points)
215 (tie)Cliffside Park BoroughBergen County51.4% (±7.3 points)
215 (tie)Florence TownshipBurlington County51.4% (±14.5 points)
215 (tie)HackensackBergen County51.4% (±4.5 points)
218Somers PointAtlantic County51.3% (±10.7 points)
219 (tie)Gloucester CityCamden County51.1% (±14.9 points)
219 (tie)Hillside TownshipUnion County51.1% (±9.6 points)
221BordentownBurlington County51.0% (±16.6 points)
222Lodi BoroughBergen County50.8% (±7.0 points)
223 (tie)Laurel Springs BoroughCamden County50.7% (±21.8 points)
223 (tie)New Hanover TownshipBurlington County50.7% (±12.3 points)
223 (tie)New Milford BoroughBergen County50.7% (±9.0 points)
226 (tie)Bedminster TownshipSomerset County50.5% (±12.4 points)
226 (tie)Scotch Plains TownshipUnion County50.5% (±21.9 points)
226 (tie)Spring Lake Heights BoroughMonmouth County50.5% (±15.3 points)
229Manville BoroughSomerset County50.2% (±14.0 points)
230 (tie)East Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County50.1% (±7.3 points)
230 (tie)Leonia BoroughBergen County50.1% (±11.4 points)
232 (tie)Closter BoroughBergen County50.0% (±17.3 points)
232 (tie)Livingston TownshipEssex County50.0% (±14.0 points)
232 (tie)Riverdale BoroughMorris County50.0% (±17.3 points)
232 (tie)West Deptford TownshipGloucester County50.0% (±10.6 points)
236 (tie)Elmwood Park BoroughBergen County49.9% (±9.1 points)
236 (tie)Galloway TownshipAtlantic County49.9% (±11.0 points)
236 (tie)South Plainfield BoroughMiddlesex County49.9% (±13.0 points)
239 (tie)Barnegat TownshipOcean County49.7% (±17.9 points)
239 (tie)Clinton TownHunterdon County49.7% (±16.6 points)
239 (tie)Roselle BoroughUnion County49.7% (±8.4 points)
242 (tie)Keansburg BoroughMonmouth County49.6% (±12.7 points)
242 (tie)South Orange VillageEssex County49.6% (±10.3 points)
244Montclair TownshipEssex County49.3% (±5.1 points)
245 (tie)Bridgewater TownshipSomerset County49.2% (±9.2 points)
245 (tie)Clayton BoroughGloucester County49.2% (±20.5 points)
247Haddon TownshipCamden County49.1% (±11.9 points)
248East Windsor TownshipMercer County49.0% (±9.6 points)
249 (tie)Cranford TownshipUnion County48.8% (±16.9 points)
249 (tie)Hopatcong BoroughSussex County48.8% (±14.7 points)
249 (tie)Stratford BoroughCamden County48.8% (±16.9 points)
252Mount Laurel TownshipBurlington County48.7% (±7.7 points)
253Lawnside BoroughCamden County48.6% (±15.6 points)
254Burlington TownshipBurlington County48.5% (±16.5 points)
255Fort Lee BoroughBergen County48.4% (±5.0 points)
256 (tie)Bordentown TownshipBurlington County48.3% (±17.0 points)
256 (tie)Egg Harbor CityAtlantic County48.3% (±18.4 points)
258 (tie)Hanover TownshipMorris County48.1% (±19.0 points)
258 (tie)Mount Arlington BoroughMorris County48.1% (±17.2 points)
260 (tie)Carneys Point TownshipSalem County48.0% (±13.2 points)
260 (tie)Hillsborough TownshipSomerset County48.0% (±11.0 points)
260 (tie)Moorestown TownshipBurlington County48.0% (±14.1 points)
260 (tie)Nutley TownshipEssex County48.0% (±8.5 points)
260 (tie)Red Bank BoroughMonmouth County48.0% (±9.3 points)
260 (tie)Somerdale BoroughCamden County48.0% (±16.4 points)
260 (tie)Woodbridge TownshipMiddlesex County48.0% (±4.3 points)
267 (tie)Lyndhurst TownshipBergen County47.9% (±8.4 points)
267 (tie)Sussex BoroughSussex County47.9% (±12.8 points)
267 (tie)Wayne TownshipPassaic County47.9% (±8.3 points)
270 (tie)Hawthorne BoroughPassaic County47.8% (±9.9 points)
270 (tie)Ridgefield BoroughBergen County47.8% (±10.1 points)
270 (tie)Ridgefield Park VillageBergen County47.8% (±11.9 points)
273 (tie)Frenchtown BoroughHunterdon County47.7% (±14.4 points)
273 (tie)Toms River TownshipOcean County47.7% (±6.0 points)
275Woodland Park BoroughPassaic County47.6% (±11.7 points)
276 (tie)Manchester TownshipOcean County47.5% (±9.2 points)
276 (tie)Mantua TownshipGloucester County47.5% (±16.6 points)
278Runnemede BoroughCamden County47.4% (±14.8 points)
279Ewing TownshipMercer County47.3% (±7.9 points)
280Jefferson TownshipMorris County47.2% (±17.4 points)
281Eatontown BoroughMonmouth County47.0% (±11.0 points)
282Wallington BoroughBergen County46.9% (±9.8 points)
283Westwood BoroughBergen County46.8% (±14.8 points)
284 (tie)BayonneHudson County46.7% (±4.2 points)
284 (tie)Branchburg TownshipSomerset County46.7% (±20.2 points)
284 (tie)Butler BoroughMorris County46.7% (±12.4 points)
284 (tie)Little Ferry BoroughBergen County46.7% (±11.0 points)
288Old Bridge TownshipMiddlesex County46.5% (±5.9 points)
289 (tie)Carteret BoroughMiddlesex County46.4% (±12.2 points)
289 (tie)Merchantville BoroughCamden County46.4% (±16.1 points)
291Saddle Brook TownshipBergen County46.3% (±15.4 points)
292 (tie)Aberdeen TownshipMonmouth County46.2% (±10.9 points)
292 (tie)Harrison TownHudson County46.2% (±6.6 points)
294Lebanon BoroughHunterdon County45.9% (±13.8 points)
295 (tie)Bloomfield TownshipEssex County45.8% (±5.5 points)
295 (tie)Hillsdale BoroughBergen County45.8% (±20.9 points)
297 (tie)Hackettstown TownWarren County45.7% (±9.7 points)
297 (tie)Morris Plains BoroughMorris County45.7% (±16.6 points)
297 (tie)West Caldwell TownshipEssex County45.7% (±17.5 points)
300Mansfield Township (Warren County)Warren County45.4% (±15.8 points)
301East Rutherford BoroughBergen County45.2% (±12.4 points)
302Mahwah TownshipBergen County45.1% (±11.1 points)
303 (tie)Pemberton TownshipBurlington County45.0% (±7.6 points)
303 (tie)Roseland BoroughEssex County45.0% (±21.2 points)
303 (tie)Stafford TownshipOcean County45.0% (±12.8 points)
303 (tie)SummitUnion County45.0% (±10.2 points)
307 (tie)Cinnaminson TownshipBurlington County44.9% (±15.1 points)
307 (tie)Oaklyn BoroughCamden County44.9% (±16.3 points)
309Raritan BoroughSomerset County44.6% (±10.0 points)
310 (tie)Highlands BoroughMonmouth County44.5% (±15.5 points)
310 (tie)Swedesboro BoroughGloucester County44.5% (±18.1 points)
312Jersey CityHudson County44.4% (±1.7 points)
313Middlesex BoroughMiddlesex County44.3% (±13.7 points)
314 (tie)Lawrence Township (Mercer County)Mercer County44.2% (±7.9 points)
314 (tie)Wanaque BoroughPassaic County44.2% (±18.6 points)
314 (tie)Washington BoroughWarren County44.2% (±12.1 points)
317Barrington BoroughCamden County44.1% (±16.0 points)
318Florham Park BoroughMorris County43.8% (±12.6 points)
319 (tie)Franklin Township (Somerset County)Somerset County43.7% (±6.4 points)
319 (tie)North Arlington BoroughBergen County43.7% (±9.1 points)
321Willingboro TownshipBurlington County43.6% (±13.2 points)
322 (tie)Bernards TownshipSomerset County43.5% (±12.5 points)
322 (tie)Franklin Township (Gloucester County)Gloucester County43.5% (±20.0 points)
324Mount Olive TownshipMorris County43.2% (±7.6 points)
325Haddon Heights BoroughCamden County43.0% (±14.0 points)
326 (tie)Cherry Hill TownshipCamden County42.8% (±6.6 points)
326 (tie)Marlboro TownshipMonmouth County42.8% (±16.4 points)
328Little Falls TownshipPassaic County42.3% (±12.0 points)
329 (tie)Franklin BoroughSussex County42.2% (±16.7 points)
329 (tie)Milford BoroughHunterdon County42.2% (±19.1 points)
331Morris TownshipMorris County42.0% (±11.8 points)
332Somerville BoroughSomerset County41.9% (±9.1 points)
333Berlin BoroughCamden County41.8% (±16.3 points)
334 (tie)Haddonfield BoroughCamden County41.7% (±11.2 points)
334 (tie)South AmboyMiddlesex County41.7% (±14.6 points)
334 (tie)Weehawken TownshipHudson County41.7% (±6.4 points)
337 (tie)Piscataway TownshipMiddlesex County41.4% (±6.8 points)
337 (tie)Ridgewood VillageBergen County41.4% (±10.8 points)
339 (tie)Atlantic Highlands BoroughMonmouth County41.3% (±15.3 points)
339 (tie)Chatham BoroughMorris County41.3% (±14.3 points)
341 (tie)Bradley Beach BoroughMonmouth County40.7% (±11.9 points)
341 (tie)Teaneck TownshipBergen County40.7% (±9.3 points)
343Keyport BoroughMonmouth County40.5% (±11.8 points)
344Highland Park BoroughMiddlesex County40.3% (±9.7 points)
345Springfield Township (Union County)Union County40.2% (±11.6 points)
346 (tie)Readington TownshipHunterdon County39.8% (±18.8 points)
346 (tie)Shrewsbury TownshipMonmouth County39.8% (±18.2 points)
348 (tie)North Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County39.6% (±6.3 points)
348 (tie)Roselle Park BoroughUnion County39.6% (±11.3 points)
350Edison TownshipMiddlesex County38.6% (±4.1 points)
351South Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County38.5% (±8.0 points)
352Metuchen BoroughMiddlesex County38.3% (±8.7 points)
353Cedar Grove TownshipEssex County38.2% (±15.9 points)
354Monroe Township (Gloucester County)Gloucester County38.1% (±10.8 points)
355Wood-Ridge BoroughBergen County38.0% (±18.2 points)
356New Providence BoroughUnion County37.7% (±11.6 points)
357 (tie)Harrison TownshipGloucester County37.6% (±17.1 points)
357 (tie)Lopatcong TownshipWarren County37.6% (±15.2 points)
357 (tie)Rockaway TownshipMorris County37.6% (±12.5 points)
360Morristown TownMorris County37.4% (±5.6 points)
361Bellmawr BoroughCamden County36.9% (±11.0 points)
362PrincetonMercer County36.0% (±6.1 points)
363Westfield TownUnion County35.8% (±10.8 points)
364Secaucus TownHudson County35.7% (±6.9 points)
365 (tie)Audubon BoroughCamden County35.6% (±13.6 points)
365 (tie)Tenafly BoroughBergen County35.6% (±11.3 points)
367Allentown BoroughMonmouth County35.3% (±13.5 points)
368Parsippany-Troy Hills TownshipMorris County34.6% (±4.8 points)
369 (tie)Clark TownshipUnion County34.2% (±10.0 points)
369 (tie)Woodstown BoroughSalem County34.2% (±12.5 points)
371Garwood BoroughUnion County33.9% (±12.7 points)
372Montville TownshipMorris County33.8% (±13.7 points)
373Plainsboro TownshipMiddlesex County33.7% (±6.4 points)
374 (tie)Audubon Park BoroughCamden County33.0% (±10.5 points)
374 (tie)HobokenHudson County33.0% (±3.2 points)
376Midland Park BoroughBergen County32.7% (±14.4 points)
377Sea Bright BoroughMonmouth County32.5% (±13.4 points)
378Lincoln Park BoroughMorris County32.1% (±13.3 points)
379Raritan TownshipHunterdon County31.8% (±15.0 points)
380 (tie)Clinton TownshipHunterdon County31.4% (±13.3 points)
380 (tie)Rutherford BoroughBergen County31.4% (±8.5 points)
382Winfield TownshipUnion County30.0% (±7.1 points)
383West Windsor TownshipMercer County29.7% (±8.1 points)
384Matawan BoroughMonmouth County29.3% (±12.0 points)
385Helmetta BoroughMiddlesex County28.4% (±12.7 points)

Unincorporated communities ranked by rent burden

Renters paying 30% or more of income, estimate (90% margin of error), 2020–2024
RankPlaceCountyRenters paying 30% or more of income
1Dover Beaches NorthOcean County93.4% (±35.4 points)
2RossmoorMiddlesex County92.7% (±43.6 points)
3BedminsterSomerset County87.3% (±22.3 points)
4Port MonmouthMonmouth County84.5% (±21.8 points)
5The College of New JerseyMercer County80.6% (±37.3 points)
6 (tie)Holiday City-BerkeleyOcean County80.2% (±18.5 points)
6 (tie)Leisure VillageOcean County80.2% (±15.5 points)
8Green VillageMorris County78.6% (±23.8 points)
9LakewoodOcean County74.9% (±5.9 points)
10LeonardoMonmouth County74.2% (±35.8 points)
11LedgewoodMorris County73.9% (±28.9 points)
12North MiddletownMonmouth County71.5% (±24.3 points)
13YardvilleMercer County71.4% (±33.5 points)
14HopelawnMiddlesex County70.2% (±31.7 points)
15Bridgewater CenterSomerset County70.1% (±34.5 points)
16AtcoCamden County69.9% (±25.9 points)
17McGuire AFBBurlington County69.3% (±13.4 points)
18Ampere NorthEssex County68.2% (±17.7 points)
19Ocean AcresOcean County67.7% (±23.2 points)
20Pompton PlainsMorris County66.6% (±22.4 points)
21LandingMorris County66.5% (±32.1 points)
22 (tie)KeasbeyMiddlesex County66.0% (±19.6 points)
22 (tie)StrathmoreMonmouth County66.0% (±25.2 points)
24Robbinsville CenterMercer County65.9% (±23.9 points)
25 (tie)New EgyptOcean County65.8% (±30.4 points)
25 (tie)SicklervilleCamden County65.8% (±10.2 points)
27 (tie)LawrencevilleMercer County65.2% (±26.0 points)
27 (tie)PomonaAtlantic County65.2% (±20.2 points)
29Cape May Court HouseCape May County63.7% (±21.6 points)
30Mystic IslandOcean County63.0% (±18.7 points)
31ColoniaMiddlesex County62.5% (±18.3 points)
32SpringdaleCamden County62.1% (±22.8 points)
33 (tie)Fort DixBurlington County59.6% (±11.5 points)
33 (tie)McKee CityAtlantic County59.6% (±15.8 points)
33 (tie)PennsvilleSalem County59.6% (±12.2 points)
36VillasCape May County59.5% (±20.7 points)
37Pine Lake ParkOcean County58.5% (±22.9 points)
38WhippanyMorris County57.6% (±20.2 points)
39Panther ValleyWarren County56.9% (±25.8 points)
40CranfordUnion County56.7% (±17.8 points)
41SmithvilleAtlantic County56.5% (±17.6 points)
42Laurel LakeCumberland County56.0% (±25.9 points)
43ThorofareGloucester County55.8% (±21.0 points)
44SomersetSomerset County54.9% (±12.1 points)
45EchelonCamden County54.2% (±9.8 points)
46Browns MillsBurlington County54.1% (±14.7 points)
47FlorenceBurlington County53.5% (±18.9 points)
48 (tie)Belle MeadSomerset County53.3% (±25.2 points)
48 (tie)BrookdaleEssex County53.3% (±18.1 points)
50Green KnollSomerset County53.1% (±18.8 points)
51GlendoraCamden County52.9% (±19.2 points)
52GreentreeCamden County52.8% (±17.9 points)
53Madison ParkMiddlesex County52.7% (±14.1 points)
54RamblewoodBurlington County52.5% (±16.1 points)
55GouldtownCumberland County52.1% (±22.8 points)
56West FreeholdMonmouth County51.8% (±16.1 points)
57PreaknessPassaic County51.5% (±11.7 points)
58Upper MontclairEssex County51.1% (±15.3 points)
59VauxhallUnion County50.4% (±16.9 points)
60Laurence HarborMiddlesex County50.3% (±23.9 points)
61 (tie)IselinMiddlesex County49.7% (±10.2 points)
61 (tie)Lake MohawkSussex County49.7% (±19.1 points)
63AnnandaleHunterdon County49.3% (±22.3 points)
64WestmontCamden County48.9% (±12.1 points)
65Carneys PointSalem County48.5% (±13.2 points)
66Oak RidgeMorris County48.4% (±23.3 points)
67Old BridgeMiddlesex County47.0% (±10.5 points)
68Toms RiverOcean County46.9% (±6.2 points)
69WilliamstownGloucester County46.8% (±17.8 points)
70FinderneSomerset County46.5% (±17.2 points)
71Lake HopatcongMorris County46.1% (±21.5 points)
72 (tie)Franklin ParkSomerset County46.0% (±12.3 points)
72 (tie)HillsboroughSomerset County46.0% (±11.8 points)
74Moorestown-LenolaBurlington County45.6% (±14.3 points)
75Ocean GroveMonmouth County44.9% (±14.9 points)
76FordsMiddlesex County44.7% (±14.1 points)
77BeattystownWarren County44.6% (±14.9 points)
78 (tie)Short HillsEssex County44.3% (±20.4 points)
78 (tie)WoodbridgeMiddlesex County44.3% (±8.0 points)
80Bradley GardensSomerset County42.8% (±17.7 points)
81FlandersMorris County42.4% (±14.6 points)
82MercervilleMercer County42.2% (±15.6 points)
83MarltonBurlington County42.0% (±10.3 points)
84East FranklinSomerset County41.7% (±16.7 points)
85AvenelMiddlesex County41.4% (±11.9 points)
86Mullica HillGloucester County41.3% (±20.1 points)
87ParsippanyMorris County41.1% (±6.8 points)
88The HillsSomerset County41.0% (±12.7 points)
89WatsessingEssex County40.4% (±10.3 points)
90Budd LakeMorris County39.8% (±15.2 points)
91BlackwoodCamden County39.0% (±17.1 points)
92EllisburgCamden County37.3% (±13.4 points)
93Golden TriangleCamden County35.7% (±14.7 points)
94Princeton MeadowsMiddlesex County31.9% (±7.0 points)
95Silver Lake (Essex County)Essex County31.0% (±14.2 points)
96Cherry Hill MallCamden County29.2% (±12.8 points)
97Monmouth JunctionMiddlesex County28.8% (±11.2 points)
98Lake HiawathaMorris County27.8% (±12.2 points)

Unincorporated communities inside a town or township are ranked only against each other, because the town’s figures include them.

How this ranking is built

A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.

385 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.

The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.

A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about New Jersey

Which place in New Jersey has the highest rent burden?

Fairfield Township (Essex County) has the highest, 90.4% (±26.3 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Which place in New Jersey has the lowest rent burden?

Helmetta Borough has the lowest, 28.4% (±12.7 points).

What is the rent burden in New Jersey?

The figure for New Jersey as a whole is 51.6% (±0.4 points).

Sources

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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