Cities in New Jersey, United States
New Jersey has 303 published cities; the largest is Newark, with 323,808 residents. The median gross salary runs from €2,277 to €12,529 a month across 212 cities.
Published cities in New Jersey
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | 323,808 | — | €2,931 | — | 7.1 |
| Jersey City | 302,013 | — | €5,464 | — | 7.1 |
| Paterson | 161,793 | — | €2,664 | — | 6.6 |
| Elizabeth | 141,675 | — | €2,946 | — | 7.5 |
| Toms River | 92,830 | — | €4,365 | 4.3 | — |
| Trenton | 91,506 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| Clifton | 91,127 | — | — | — | — |
| Cherry Hill | 78,988 | — | €5,156 | — | — |
| Bayonne | 74,744 | — | — | — | — |
| East Orange | 72,159 | — | — | — | — |
| Camden | 71,430 | — | — | — | 7.8 |
| Passaic | 71,337 | — | — | — | — |
| Lakewood | 69,398 | — | €2,481 | 6.3 | — |
| Union City | 66,656 | — | — | — | 5.8 |
| Vineland | 62,703 | — | — | — | — |
| South Vineland | 62,070 | — | €3,198 | 7.8 | — |
| Jackson | 60,704 | — | — | — | — |
| Hoboken | 59,027 | — | — | — | — |
| Plainfield | 57,141 | — | — | — | — |
| New Brunswick | 57,133 | — | — | — | — |
| Perth Amboy | 56,739 | — | — | — | — |
| West New York | 53,192 | — | — | — | — |
| Sayreville | 47,165 | — | €4,253 | 5.8 | — |
| Hackensack | 46,380 | — | — | — | — |
| Sayreville borough | 45,838 | — | €4,253 | — | — |
| Linden | 45,752 | — | — | — | — |
| Sicklerville | 45,084 | — | €4,032 | 5.6 | — |
| Kearny | 40,862 | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Lee borough | 40,566 | — | €5,639 | 5.8 | 6.9 |
| Atlantic City | 38,787 | — | — | — | 5.5 |
| Fair Lawn borough | 36,489 | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield | 33,353 | — | — | — | — |
| Long Branch | 33,321 | — | — | — | — |
| Westfield | 32,595 | — | — | — | — |
| Princeton | 31,469 | — | — | — | — |
| Rahway | 31,010 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| Englewood | 30,035 | — | — | — | — |
| Bergenfield | 28,921 | — | €4,205 | 6.2 | — |
| Bridgeton | 28,307 | — | — | — | — |
| Millville | 28,098 | — | — | — | 5.7 |
| Old Bridge | 27,210 | — | — | 6.5 | — |
| Paramus | 26,786 | — | €5,068 | 7.7 | — |
| Ridgewood | 26,527 | — | — | — | — |
| Lodi borough | 26,358 | — | — | — | — |
| Cliffside Park | 26,183 | — | €4,279 | 4.4 | — |
| Carteret | 26,003 | — | €3,672 | 10.1 | — |
| South Plainfield | 25,062 | — | €4,816 | 5.6 | — |
| South Plainfield borough | 24,473 | — | €4,816 | — | — |
| Glassboro | 24,322 | — | €2,490 | 7.4 | — |
| Glassboro borough | 23,717 | — | €2,490 | — | — |
| Summit | 23,314 | — | — | — | — |
| North Plainfield | 23,072 | — | €2,807 | 8.8 | — |
| Roselle borough | 23,064 | — | — | — | — |
| Parsippany | 22,778 | — | €5,436 | 6.2 | — |
| Secaucus | 22,640 | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison | 22,105 | — | — | — | — |
| Lindenwold | 21,919 | — | — | 4.6 | — |
| Elmwood Park borough | 21,680 | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasantville | 20,853 | — | — | — | — |
| Morristown | 20,750 | — | — | — | — |
| Palisades Park | 20,520 | — | €3,824 | 5.6 | — |
| Iselin | 20,088 | — | €4,642 | 3.9 | — |
| Hawthorne borough | 20,006 | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbridge | 19,839 | — | €4,755 | 5.1 | — |
| Point Pleasant | 19,565 | — | €4,707 | 3.0 | — |
| Tinton Falls | 19,435 | — | €5,694 | 5.8 | — |
| Rutherford | 19,214 | — | €5,564 | 4.2 | — |
| Dover | 18,919 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| Colonia | 18,609 | — | €5,126 | 4.9 | — |
| Dumont | 18,606 | — | €5,069 | 3.7 | — |
| Ocean Acres | 18,185 | — | €4,773 | 6.5 | — |
| New Milford borough | 17,229 | — | €4,944 | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| Avenel | 16,920 | — | €4,206 | 5.3 | — |
| North Arlington | 16,694 | — | €4,901 | 6.3 | — |
| Madison borough | 16,555 | — | €5,021 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| South River | 16,392 | — | €3,995 | 7.7 | — |
| Asbury Park | 15,632 | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview | 15,606 | — | €2,822 | 9.4 | — |
| Metuchen | 15,470 | — | €5,919 | 5.8 | — |
| Phillipsburg | 15,456 | — | — | — | — |
| Tenafly | 15,455 | — | €8,537 | 6.8 | — |
| Highland Park borough | 15,386 | — | €4,470 | 4.8 | — |
| Metuchen borough | 15,144 | — | €5,919 | — | — |
| Edgewater borough | 15,116 | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview borough | 15,099 | — | €2,822 | — | — |
| Williamstown | 15,082 | — | €3,973 | 5.6 | — |
| Hammonton | 15,060 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramsey borough | 15,003 | — | — | — | — |
| Middlesex | 14,874 | — | €4,672 | 3.6 | — |
| Springdale | 14,811 | — | €7,067 | 6.5 | — |
| Cherry Hill Mall | 14,805 | — | €4,501 | 7.3 | — |
| Princeton Meadows | 14,776 | — | €6,943 | 4.6 | — |
| Hopatcong | 14,750 | — | €4,633 | 2.9 | — |
| Florham Park | 14,533 | — | €4,685 | 5.4 | — |
| Somerville borough | 14,428 | — | — | — | — |
| Short Hills | 14,422 | — | €12,529 | 3.4 | — |
| Roselle Park | 14,390 | — | €4,204 | 4.8 | — |
| Collingswood | 14,344 | — | €5,054 | 5.5 | — |
| Moorestown-Lenola | 14,240 | — | €5,602 | 7.4 | — |
| Roselle Park borough | 14,093 | — | €4,204 | — | — |
| Bradley Gardens | 14,077 | — | €6,557 | 3.6 | — |
| New Providence | 13,957 | — | €6,907 | 3.8 | — |
| West Freehold | 13,596 | — | €5,382 | 4.0 | — |
| Eatontown | 13,582 | — | €3,747 | 6.7 | — |
| Florham Park borough | 13,564 | — | €4,685 | — | — |
| Woodland Park borough | 13,477 | — | — | — | 7.8 |
| Mercerville | 13,447 | — | €4,884 | 4.6 | — |
| Ridgefield Park | 13,372 | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Montclair | 13,146 | — | €8,064 | 5.0 | — |
| Holiday City-Berkeley | 12,943 | — | €2,677 | 6.8 | — |
| Fords | 12,941 | — | €4,650 | 4.3 | — |
| Oakland borough | 12,926 | — | €5,556 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Red Bank borough | 12,830 | — | — | — | — |
| Haddonfield | 12,707 | — | €7,630 | 3.6 | — |
| Hamilton Square | 12,679 | — | €4,863 | 3.4 | — |
| Bound Brook | 12,643 | — | €3,140 | 4.1 | — |
| Freehold | 12,530 | — | €2,806 | 8.2 | — |
| Glen Rock | 12,346 | — | €8,227 | 6.0 | — |
| Hasbrouck Heights | 12,253 | — | €5,297 | 4.4 | — |
| River Edge | 12,235 | — | €6,737 | 4.7 | — |
| Bound Brook borough | 12,219 | — | €3,140 | — | — |
| Martinsville | 12,147 | — | €7,309 | 2.8 | — |
| Wallington | 12,060 | — | €4,160 | 8.3 | — |
| Pennsville | 12,043 | — | €3,730 | 11.9 | — |
| Greentree | 12,012 | — | €6,337 | 4.4 | — |
| Guttenberg | 11,910 | — | — | — | — |
| Echelon | 11,896 | — | €4,369 | 3.9 | — |
| Bellmawr | 11,846 | — | €3,870 | 4.0 | — |
| Ringwood | 11,762 | — | €5,384 | 4.8 | — |
| Ridgefield borough | 11,666 | — | — | — | — |
| Gloucester City | 11,643 | — | — | — | — |
| Westwood borough | 11,434 | — | €4,717 | 2.5 | — |
| Robertsville | 11,399 | — | €7,721 | 3.0 | — |
| Wanaque | 11,346 | — | €4,022 | 4.0 | — |
| Franklin Lakes | 11,251 | — | €7,594 | 2.3 | — |
| Beachwood borough | 11,242 | — | — | — | — |
| Pompton Lakes | 11,156 | — | €5,670 | 3.1 | — |
| Little Ferry | 11,137 | — | €4,022 | 7.6 | — |
| Ocean City | 11,101 | — | — | — | — |
| Totowa | 11,064 | — | €4,442 | 3.0 | — |
| Manville | 11,031 | — | €3,917 | 3.1 | — |
| Lincoln Park borough | 11,030 | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Hill | 10,894 | — | €3,324 | 7.9 | — |
| Browns Mills | 10,734 | — | €3,223 | 8.5 | — |
| East Rutherford | 10,624 | — | €4,631 | 4.3 | — |
| Marlton | 10,594 | — | €4,778 | 4.1 | — |
| Somers Point | 10,590 | — | — | — | — |
| South Amboy | 10,403 | — | — | — | — |
| Wood-Ridge borough | 10,397 | — | — | — | — |
| Succasunna | 10,338 | — | €5,537 | 4.6 | — |
| East Rutherford borough | 10,313 | — | — | — | — |
| Waldwick | 10,308 | — | €6,311 | 2.2 | — |
| Hillsdale borough | 10,266 | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington | 10,243 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| Lake Hopatcong | 10,232 | — | €5,415 | 2.5 | — |
| Maywood borough | 10,221 | — | €4,918 | 8.1 | — |
| Lake Hiawatha | 10,194 | — | €5,185 | 3.0 | — |
| Hackettstown | 10,185 | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbury | 10,130 | — | — | — | — |
| Kinnelon | 10,108 | — | €6,084 | 8.1 | — |
| Chatham borough | 10,062 | — | — | — | — |
| Kendall Park | 9,989 | — | €5,893 | 6.8 | — |
| Brookdale | 9,854 | — | €5,926 | 4.3 | — |
| Bogota | 9,799 | — | €4,388 | 7.1 | — |
| White Horse | 9,791 | — | €3,868 | 3.8 | — |
| East Franklin | 9,788 | — | €3,511 | 5.8 | — |
| Budd Lake | 9,784 | — | €4,874 | 6.4 | — |
| Lake Mohawk | 9,759 | — | €5,648 | 3.9 | — |
| Smithville | 9,754 | — | €3,734 | 4.3 | — |
| Matawan | 9,739 | — | €4,906 | 5.1 | — |
| Keansburg | 9,689 | — | €3,103 | 4.5 | — |
| Montvale | 9,663 | — | €5,625 | 5.9 | — |
| Park Ridge borough | 9,634 | — | — | — | — |
| Leonia | 9,492 | — | €4,940 | 6.0 | — |
| Hillsborough | 9,473 | — | — | 3.9 | — |
| Bogota borough | 9,360 | — | €4,388 | — | — |
| Ventnor City | 9,345 | — | — | — | — |
| Caldwell borough | 9,326 | — | — | — | — |
| Cresskill | 9,311 | — | €5,858 | 5.2 | — |
| Absecon | 9,209 | — | — | — | — |
| Villas | 9,134 | — | €3,315 | 8.4 | — |
| Haledon | 9,063 | — | €3,493 | 6.1 | — |
| Atco | 9,058 | — | €4,123 | 6.2 | — |
| Clayton borough | 9,016 | — | €4,283 | 7.2 | — |
| Pitman | 8,943 | — | €4,269 | 5.4 | — |
| Boonton | 8,920 | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Lake Park | 8,913 | — | €3,539 | 5.8 | — |
| Montvale borough | 8,901 | — | — | — | — |
| Whippany | 8,863 | — | €6,323 | 3.7 | — |
| North Haledon | 8,854 | — | €4,798 | 4.6 | — |
| Audubon borough | 8,801 | — | €5,188 | 4.0 | — |
| Closter | 8,730 | — | €5,654 | 3.3 | — |
| White Meadow Lake | 8,710 | — | €5,534 | 5.7 | — |
| Upper Saddle River | 8,696 | — | €8,559 | 7.3 | — |
| West Long Branch | 8,604 | — | €3,565 | 8.3 | — |
| Raritan | 8,584 | — | €3,975 | 2.8 | — |
| Kenilworth borough | 8,527 | — | €3,956 | 6.3 | — |
| Ashland | 8,513 | — | €5,212 | 5.6 | — |
| Northfield | 8,496 | — | — | — | — |
| Newton | 8,486 | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Saddle River borough | 8,439 | — | €8,559 | — | — |
| Crestwood Village | 8,426 | — | €2,277 | 12.3 | — |
| Runnemede | 8,425 | — | €3,920 | 6.1 | — |
| Dunellen | 8,411 | — | €3,158 | 5.5 | — |
| Raritan borough | 8,368 | — | €3,975 | — | — |
| Oradell | 8,344 | — | €7,265 | 2.3 | — |
| Spotswood | 8,306 | — | €4,593 | 8.9 | — |
| Mystic Island | 8,301 | — | €3,788 | 3.8 | — |
| Glen Ridge | 8,204 | — | €7,891 | 7.6 | — |
| Butler borough | 8,196 | — | — | — | — |
| Dayton | 8,138 | — | €5,406 | 6.8 | — |
| Madison Park | 8,050 | — | €3,066 | 11.0 | — |
| Bernardsville | 8,020 | — | €6,534 | 4.3 | — |
| Fanwood | 7,968 | — | €8,115 | 2.7 | — |
| Glen Ridge borough | 7,943 | — | €7,891 | — | — |
| Dunellen borough | 7,911 | — | €3,158 | — | — |
| Carneys Point | 7,841 | — | €3,229 | 7.8 | — |
| Fanwood borough | 7,799 | — | €8,115 | — | — |
| Bloomingdale borough | 7,795 | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Rivers | 7,787 | — | €3,856 | 6.1 | — |
| Brigantine | 7,658 | — | — | — | — |
| Berlin borough | 7,614 | — | €4,250 | 2.1 | — |
| Haddon Heights | 7,588 | — | €5,530 | 4.5 | — |
| Palmyra borough | 7,587 | — | €3,932 | 6.5 | — |
| Wharton borough | 7,444 | — | — | — | — |
| Emerson | 7,413 | — | €5,530 | 5.6 | — |
| Washington borough | 7,375 | — | €3,446 | 3.0 | 5.7 |
| Mountainside | 7,228 | — | €6,576 | 3.5 | — |
| Strathmore | 7,225 | — | €5,468 | 4.9 | — |
| Basking Ridge | 7,196 | — | €7,920 | 7.5 | — |
| Rumson | 7,191 | — | €9,763 | 4.5 | — |
| Stratford | 7,185 | — | €3,935 | 4.7 | — |
| Keyport | 7,182 | — | €4,358 | 12.8 | — |
| Milltown | 7,170 | — | €5,342 | 3.5 | — |
| Heathcote | 7,154 | — | €5,630 | 2.0 | — |
| Barrington borough | 7,140 | — | — | — | — |
| Midland Park | 7,104 | — | €6,644 | 7.2 | — |
| Lincroft | 7,060 | — | €8,392 | 5.2 | — |
| Linwood | 7,051 | — | — | — | — |
| Mountainside borough | 7,049 | — | €6,576 | — | — |
| Stratford borough | 7,018 | — | €3,935 | — | — |
| Yardville | 6,965 | — | €4,429 | 10.0 | — |
| Allendale borough | 6,928 | — | €7,719 | 4.1 | — |
| North Caldwell | 6,769 | — | €6,725 | 6.0 | — |
| Ramblewood | 6,655 | — | €5,437 | 5.2 | — |
| Rockaway | 6,651 | — | €5,775 | 6.4 | — |
| Laurence Harbor | 6,635 | — | €4,300 | 7.8 | — |
| Yorketown | 6,617 | — | €5,778 | 5.9 | — |
| Watchung | 6,606 | — | €7,103 | 6.1 | — |
| Green Knoll | 6,594 | — | €5,920 | 4.2 | — |
| Morris Plains | 6,590 | — | €6,849 | 5.0 | — |
| Fort Dix | 6,508 | — | — | 12.0 | — |
| Carlstadt | 6,454 | — | €3,237 | 7.5 | — |
| Finderne | 6,392 | — | €5,053 | 5.2 | — |
| Oceanport | 6,383 | — | €5,163 | 7.3 | — |
| Prospect Park borough | 6,382 | — | €3,153 | 11.5 | — |
| Roseland | 6,370 | — | €7,458 | 4.9 | — |
| Old Tappan | 6,342 | — | €7,086 | 2.2 | — |
| Ramtown | 6,329 | — | €6,156 | 1.1 | — |
| Kingston Estates | 6,322 | — | €4,254 | 5.9 | — |
| Paulsboro | 6,316 | — | €2,615 | 13.0 | — |
| Morris Plains borough | 6,315 | — | €6,849 | — | — |
| Woodcliff Lake | 6,234 | — | €8,080 | 12.0 | — |
| Morganville | 6,203 | — | €6,172 | 1.1 | — |
| Oceanport borough | 6,195 | — | €5,163 | — | — |
| Fair Haven | 6,114 | — | €7,803 | 4.9 | — |
| Little Silver | 6,101 | — | €7,742 | 3.3 | — |
| Old Tappan borough | 6,008 | — | €7,086 | — | — |
| Mount Arlington | 5,979 | — | €4,439 | 3.2 | — |
| Hightstown | 5,978 | — | €3,792 | 4.5 | — |
| Manasquan | 5,925 | — | €5,794 | 2.7 | — |
| Jamesburg | 5,869 | — | €3,627 | 3.5 | — |
| Norwood borough | 5,854 | — | — | — | — |
| Belmar | 5,846 | — | €4,611 | 6.6 | — |
| Somerdale | 5,712 | — | €3,917 | 6.7 | — |
| Union Beach | 5,691 | — | €4,954 | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| Clementon borough | 5,600 | — | — | — | — |
| Somerdale borough | 5,581 | — | €3,917 | — | — |
| Cape May Court House | 5,573 | — | €3,159 | 7.7 | — |
| Englewood Cliffs | 5,443 | — | €7,468 | 4.8 | — |
| Salem | 5,369 | — | — | — | 5.2 |
| Garwood borough | 5,346 | — | — | — | — |
| Forked River | 5,274 | — | €4,145 | 8.2 | — |
| Margate City | 5,194 | — | — | — | — |
| Harrington Park borough | 5,088 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildwood | 5,068 | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin borough | 5,059 | — | — | — | — |
| Mendham | 5,000 | — | €7,509 | 3.4 | — |
| Demarest | 4,941 | — | €6,948 | 7.1 | — |
| Landing | 4,296 | — | €4,692 | 1.9 | — |
| Sewell | 3,346 | — | €5,481 | 2.5 | — |
| Union | 2,229 | — | — | 16.3 | — |
| Cranford | 2,032 | — | €5,062 | 3.3 | — |
| Springfield | 1,518 | — | — | 1.8 | — |
| Vincentown | 535 | — | €5,293 | 4.3 | — |
| Marlboro | 127 | — | €3,529 | 8.8 | — |
| Bedminster | — | — | €3,834 | 6.4 | — |
| Bloomfield | — | — | €4,573 | 4.3 | — |
| Mercerville-Hamilton Square | — | — | €4,884 | — | — |
| Prospect Park | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Old Bridge | — | — | €4,667 | — | — |
| Sparta | — | — | €6,360 | — | — |
| Warren Township | — | — | €6,317 | 3.5 | — |
Within New Jersey
Highest median gross salary
- Short Hills: €12,529 a month (2020)
- Rumson: €9,763 a month (2020)
- Upper Saddle River: €8,559 a month (2020)
- Upper Saddle River borough: €8,559 a month (2020)
- Tenafly: €8,537 a month (2020)
Cleanest air
- New Milford borough: 5.1 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Salem: 5.2 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Atlantic City: 5.5 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Washington borough: 5.7 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Millville: 5.7 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
Sources
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- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records
- EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
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- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
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- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
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- Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked
- Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked
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- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables