Living in Hillsborough

In Hillsborough (New Jersey), unemployment is 3.9% (2024).

Hillsborough had a population of 9,473 at the end of 2020. Hillsborough registered an unemployment rate of 3.92% at the end of 2024. Hillsborough had a foreign population of 5,570 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population9,473people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary7,383EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)

Median rent2,962EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate3.92%country median 4.6% — 14% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.23µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Hillsborough?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Hillsborough.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁸Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,155 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁴Official
Median monthly rent	2,962 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official
Recorded property crimes	149 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Is Hillsborough a good place to live?

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 20–38%

Skilled employee41%strong on work, weak on education · range 32–50%

Student28%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 18–38%

Family30%strong on family, weak on education · range 21–39%

Retirement28%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 17–39%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

58.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 5,570 of 9,473 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Hillsborough is 3.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Hillsborough 3.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	7,383 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)¹⁹Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate	3.92 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Hillsborough?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,422of €3,659 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,659
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,155
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,422

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hillsborough. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hillsborough. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	496.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hillsborough when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesHillsborough highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457

Houston5,442

San Antonio5,218

Chicago4,012

Dallas4,010

Austin3,709

Fort Worth3,158

Phoenix3,125

New York City3,039

Los Angeles2,212

San Diego2,082

Hillsborough774

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded violent crimes	45 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Hillsborough's nearest airport was TTN, 27 km away and offered 14 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	14 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TTN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hillsborough. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Hillsborough.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 7.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 24.4°C in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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103

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119

140

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114

113

117

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Hillsborough is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Hillsborough 7.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 19.17 · Feb 21.43 · Mar 22.61 · Apr 32.82 · May 31.01 · Jun 35.73 · Jul 38.72 · Aug 38.64 · Sep 35.7 · Oct 33.53 · Nov 23.82 · Dec 21.65 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -18.81 · Feb -19.5 · Mar -17.93 · Apr -4.43 · May 0.71 · Jun 6.58 · Jul 11.17 · Aug 11.64 · Sep 6.16 · Oct -2.38 · Nov -9.76 · Dec -14.15 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.15 · Feb -0.21 · Mar 3.78 · Apr 9.88 · May 15.62 · Jun 21 · Jul 24.38 · Aug 23.76 · Sep 20.14 · Oct 13.44 · Nov 7.19 · Dec 2.09 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 95.5 · Feb 76.71 · Mar 109.2 · Apr 102.9 · May 110.5 · Jun 119.1 · Jul 140 · Aug 108.5 · Sep 113.8 · Oct 112.8 · Nov 88.65 · Dec 117.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	19.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

In 2026, the city's area measured 20.7 km². Population density was 1,089.8 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 5,570 is not 24.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport41.2%
Foreign residents58.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	20.72 km²	31 Dec 2026	TIGERweb Places (2026 BAS vintage) — AREALAND¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	24.66 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	5,570 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	1,090 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	9,473 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Hillsborough

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Heathcote as a Hillsborough alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 50.1% Heathcote vs 24.7% Hillsborough+103%
Unemployment: 2.0% Heathcote vs 3.9% Hillsborough−48%
Median gross pay, city: €5,630 (2020) Heathcote vs €7,383 (2024) Hillsboroughno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³ Heathcote vs 7.2 µg/m³ Hillsborough−22%
Residents: 7,154 Heathcote vs 9,473 Hillsborough−24%

Full comparison More about Heathcote

North Bethesda as a Hillsborough alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 269 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 9,473 Hillsborough+429%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 (2020) North Bethesda vs €7,383 (2024) Hillsboroughno percentage
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 24.7% Hillsborough+38%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.2 µg/m³ Hillsborough−19%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.9% Hillsborough−7%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Hillsborough

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Manville 7.2 km away

Rent: 1,704 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,917 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kendall Park 7.4 km away

Rent: 1,781 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,893 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Finderne 9.7 km away

Rent: 1,953 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,053 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Heathcote 9.9 km away

Rent: 1,499 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,630 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Bradley Gardens 10.6 km away

Rent: 2,467 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,557 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

East Franklin 10.8 km away

Rent: 1,900 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,511 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Bound Brook borough 11.2 km away

Salary: 3,140 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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West Glens Falls9,473 residents Oak Grove9,476 residents Florence9,468 residents Wimauma9,467 residents Live Oak9,466 residents Dunn Loring9,464 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Hillsborough?

The unemployment rate is 3.92 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Hillsborough?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.23 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Hillsborough?

The published population is 9,473 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Hillsborough?

5,570 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Hillsborough a good place to live?

Hillsborough may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Hillsborough?

Manville, Kendall Park, Finderne, Heathcote, Somerville borough are near Hillsborough. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Hillsborough (New Jersey), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ed04bc8c28700e1f57e4ff422c806067]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/hillsborough/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hillsborough (New Jersey), United States: population, rent},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ed04bc8c28700e1f57e4ff422c806067},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/hillsborough/},
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}

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