Most Affordable Cities in New Jersey

Cost of living rankings for 285 cities in New Jersey with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, New Jersey is expensive with a statewide average Cost Index of 149.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

Crestwood Village

Index: 84

Most Expensive

Englewood Cliffs

Index: 291

State Average

149

National: 100

Cities Ranked

285

eligible statewide total

New Jersey Affordability Ranking

Showing 101–150 of 285 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 3 of 6.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
101	Manville	135	$483,736	$2,150	$93,333
102	Strathmore	135	$539,500	$2,283	$151,855
103	Forked River	135	$514,526	$2,283	$91,493
104	West New York	136	$450,193	$2,531	$71,729
105	Old Bridge	136	$485,800	$2,906	$111,996
106	Moorestown-Lenola	136	$581,700	$1,860	$138,398
107	Beachwood	136	$471,777	$2,283	$106,858
108	Rockaway	136	$448,100	$3,325	$107,053
109	North Plainfield	137	$498,907	$2,168	$87,349
110	New Brunswick	138	$448,096	$2,731	$65,810
111	Paterson	139	$536,737	$1,878	$55,997
112	Bound Brook	139	$519,450	$2,099	$90,571
113	Brookdale	139	$573,500	$2,233	$161,779
114	Perth Amboy	140	$500,079	$2,370	$61,977
115	Plainfield	140	$519,451	$2,146	$85,908
116	Hackensack	140	$474,701	$2,674	$84,277
117	Woodbridge	140	$485,519	$2,539	$104,926
118	Bradley Gardens	140	$546,300	$2,623	$177,849
119	Wanaque	140	$508,060	$2,282	$113,175
120	Dover	141	$518,170	$2,278	$73,737
121	Hopatcong	141	$458,708	$2,913	$115,758
122	Wharton	141	$498,012	$2,513	$85,767
123	Toms River	142	$464,685	$2,934	$100,137
124	Heathcote	142	$567,500	$2,623	$141,295
125	Yorketown	142	$598,000	$2,283	$173,510
126	Packanack Lake	142	$601,000	$2,282	$213,103
127	Passaic	143	$555,875	$2,093	$55,371
128	Parsippany	143	$555,400	$2,833	$99,405
129	The Hills	143	$577,000	$2,623	$154,564
130	Budd Lake	143	$543,710	$2,171	$114,154
131	Elizabeth	144	$548,920	$2,243	$66,555
132	Roselle	144	$521,025	$2,515	$92,762
133	Preakness	144	$617,700	$2,282	$133,205
134	Avenel	144	$529,163	$2,448	$101,670
135	Roselle Park	144	$549,845	$2,233	$109,679
136	Lincoln Park	144	$546,351	$2,233	$123,397
137	Whippany	144	$615,400	$2,233	$151,420
138	Keyport	144	$511,385	$2,567	$82,321
139	Prospect Park	144	$545,313	$2,282	$53,125
140	Union Beach	144	$545,595	$2,283	$119,250
141	Wildwood	144	$639,305	$2,000	$75,222
142	Fords	145	$540,760	$2,395	$115,861
143	Rahway	146	$540,733	$2,482	$91,461
144	Pompton Lakes	146	$560,921	$2,282	$124,454
145	South Amboy	146	$530,949	$2,597	$91,997
146	Butler	146	$566,391	$2,233	$111,557
147	Bloomingdale	146	$561,369	$2,282	$127,500
148	Green Knoll	146	$597,100	$2,623	$165,227
149	Kearny	147	$576,641	$2,174	$79,154
150	South River	147	$541,305	$2,623	$96,147

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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