Rankings / Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home / New Jersey
Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home in New Jersey
Ranked by the ratio of median home value to median household income (the “median multiple”).
1Lakewood12.6×2Passaic7.8×3Union City7.3×4Long Branch7.2×5Newark7.2×6Elizabeth6.8×7West New York6.5×8Paterson6.4×9Cliffside Park6.3×10East Orange6.0×11Perth Amboy6.0×12Garfield6.0×13Kearny5.8×14Jersey City5.8×15Paramus5.6×16Bayonne5.5×17Princeton5.5×18New Brunswick5.4×19Lodi5.3×20Englewood5.3×21Atlantic City5.1×22Hoboken5.0×23Plainfield4.8×24Clifton4.7×25Hackensack4.7×26Linden4.5×27Sayreville4.4×28Old Bridge4.3×29Ridgewood4.3×30Rahway4.2×31Carteret4.2×32Fort Lee4.2×33Westfield4.1×34Toms River4.0×35Fair Lawn3.9×36Bergenfield3.8×37Vineland3.5×38Millville3.1×39Trenton3.1×40Camden2.8×41Sicklerville2.6×42Bridgeton2.6×
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.