Rankings / Cities with the Highest Rent Burden / New Jersey
Cities with the Highest Rent Burden in New Jersey
Annualized median rent as a share of median household income, from the Census Bureau.
1Camden36.3%2Lakewood36.2%3Atlantic City33.2%4Paterson33.2%5New Brunswick33.1%6Perth Amboy32.7%7Newark32.1%8Passaic31.7%9Trenton29.6%10Bridgeton28.8%11West New York28.7%12Union City28.7%13East Orange28.4%14Long Branch28.3%15Elizabeth27.5%16Hackensack27.2%17Kearny26.1%18Garfield25.4%19Fort Lee25.4%20Paramus25.2%21Carteret25.2%22Plainfield24.7%23Jersey City24.6%24Rahway24.2%25Bayonne24.1%26Cliffside Park23.6%27Englewood23.1%28Lodi23.0%29Linden22.4%30Vineland21.8%31Millville21.5%32Clifton20.9%33Toms River20.7%34Sayreville20.5%35Hoboken19.5%36Sicklerville17.8%37Princeton16.5%38Bergenfield16.2%39Fair Lawn15.9%40Old Bridge15.6%41Ridgewood14.4%42Westfield12.2%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.