Rent Affordability for A Retail Salesperson in New Jersey
A typical retail salesperson in New Jersey earns about $41,518 a year, which supports approximately $1,038 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked New Jersey city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.
As of May 2026. 0 of 199 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 199 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millville, NJ | $1,562/mo | 45.1% | rent-burdened |
| Collingswood, NJ | $1,601/mo | 46.3% | rent-burdened |
| Bellmawr, NJ | $1,662/mo | 48% | rent-burdened |
| Maple Shade Township, NJ | $1,708/mo | 49.4% | rent-burdened |
| Audubon, NJ | $1,735/mo | 50.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Somerdale, NJ | $1,736/mo | 50.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Deptford Township, NJ | $1,742/mo | 50.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Clementon, NJ | $1,753/mo | 50.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $1,765/mo | 51% | severely rent-burdened |
| Salem, NJ | $1,775/mo | 51.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Edgewater Park Township, NJ | $1,798/mo | 52% | severely rent-burdened |
| Camden, NJ | $1,811/mo | 52.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Newton, NJ | $1,811/mo | 52.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Gloucester City, NJ | $1,852/mo | 53.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Eastampton Township, NJ | $1,881/mo | 54.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Voorhees Township, NJ | $1,882/mo | 54.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wildwood, NJ | $1,900/mo | 54.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Blackwood, NJ | $1,900/mo | 54.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Orange, NJ | $1,912/mo | 55.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pleasantville, NJ | $1,917/mo | 55.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Paterson, NJ | $1,941/mo | 56.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Washington, NJ | $1,954/mo | 56.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lumberton Township, NJ | $1,974/mo | 57.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Phillipsburg, NJ | $2,000/mo | 57.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Vineland, NJ | $2,018/mo | 58.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lakewood, NJ | $2,021/mo | 58.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mt Holly Township, NJ | $2,024/mo | 58.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Irvington, NJ | $2,038/mo | 58.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Randolph, NJ | $2,049/mo | 59.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Orange, NJ | $2,068/mo | 59.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Woodbury, NJ | $2,069/mo | 59.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Passaic, NJ | $2,097/mo | 60.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Plainsboro, NJ | $2,097/mo | 60.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ridgefield Park, NJ | $2,109/mo | 61% | severely rent-burdened |
| North Plainfield, NJ | $2,113/mo | 61.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bound Brook, NJ | $2,118/mo | 61.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Burlington Township, NJ | $2,124/mo | 61.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Newark, NJ | $2,130/mo | 61.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Trenton, NJ | $2,139/mo | 61.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Haddonfield, NJ | $2,142/mo | 61.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ewing, NJ | $2,142/mo | 61.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Plainfield, NJ | $2,174/mo | 62.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Carlstadt, NJ | $2,183/mo | 63.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Nutley, NJ | $2,183/mo | 63.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Eatontown, NJ | $2,217/mo | 64.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $2,255/mo | 65.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sicklerville, NJ | $2,272/mo | 65.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Belleville, NJ | $2,277/mo | 65.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westampton Township, NJ | $2,292/mo | 66.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mt Laurel Township, NJ | $2,290/mo | 66.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hackettstown, NJ | $2,296/mo | 66.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kearny, NJ | $2,301/mo | 66.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| North Arlington, NJ | $2,316/mo | 66.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cherry Hill, NJ | $2,320/mo | 67.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Budd Lake, NJ | $2,324/mo | 67.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Egg Harbor Township, NJ | $2,325/mo | 67.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fairview, NJ | $2,333/mo | 67.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Linden, NJ | $2,343/mo | 67.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lodi, NJ | $2,343/mo | 67.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bayonne, NJ | $2,353/mo | 68% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pennsauken, NJ | $2,369/mo | 68.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Perth Amboy, NJ | $2,394/mo | 69.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dover, NJ | $2,396/mo | 69.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Union City, NJ | $2,421/mo | 70% | severely rent-burdened |
| Garfield, NJ | $2,423/mo | 70% | severely rent-burdened |
| Tuckerton, NJ | $2,434/mo | 70.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Highland Park, NJ | $2,440/mo | 70.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bloomfield, NJ | $2,441/mo | 70.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Guttenberg, NJ | $2,451/mo | 70.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bordentown Township, NJ | $2,448/mo | 70.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Dunellen, NJ | $2,455/mo | 71% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wayne, NJ | $2,461/mo | 71.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Seaside Heights, NJ | $2,469/mo | 71.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Evesham Township, NJ | $2,476/mo | 71.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Somerville, NJ | $2,480/mo | 71.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Carteret, NJ | $2,483/mo | 71.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Elmwood Park, NJ | $2,499/mo | 72.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ventnor City, NJ | $2,499/mo | 72.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Caldwell, NJ | $2,499/mo | 72.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Avenel, NJ | $2,500/mo | 72.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rahway, NJ | $2,506/mo | 72.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ridgefield, NJ | $2,517/mo | 72.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Union, NJ | $2,518/mo | 72.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Windsor Township, NJ | $2,548/mo | 73.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | $2,549/mo | 73.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Leonia, NJ | $2,550/mo | 73.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Raritan, NJ | $2,553/mo | 73.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Sewell, NJ | $2,554/mo | 73.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Roselle, NJ | $2,565/mo | 74.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Matawan, NJ | $2,571/mo | 74.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Harrison, NJ | $2,589/mo | 74.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Browns Mills, NJ | $2,588/mo | 74.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Flemington, NJ | $2,590/mo | 74.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Glassboro, NJ | $2,603/mo | 75.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Monmouth Junction, NJ | $2,612/mo | 75.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Woodbridge, NJ | $2,618/mo | 75.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hackensack, NJ | $2,627/mo | 75.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Brunswick, NJ | $2,626/mo | 75.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| West Orange, NJ | $2,625/mo | 75.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Keansburg, NJ | $2,633/mo | 76.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Moorestown Township, NJ | $2,632/mo | 76.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| West New York, NJ | $2,635/mo | 76.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Forked River, NJ | $2,650/mo | 76.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mount Arlington, NJ | $2,654/mo | 76.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Rockaway, NJ | $2,660/mo | 76.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Brick, NJ | $2,663/mo | 77% | severely rent-burdened |
| Clifton, NJ | $2,668/mo | 77.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Piscataway, NJ | $2,669/mo | 77.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| North Brunswick, NJ | $2,670/mo | 77.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Franklin Park, NJ | $2,673/mo | 77.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hawthorne, NJ | $2,683/mo | 77.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Atlantic Highlands, NJ | $2,686/mo | 77.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cliffside Park, NJ | $2,689/mo | 77.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Barnegat, NJ | $2,688/mo | 77.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lawrence Township, NJ | $2,691/mo | 77.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Springfield, NJ | $2,694/mo | 77.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Manalapan Township, NJ | $2,697/mo | 78% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lyndhurst, NJ | $2,709/mo | 78.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Willingboro Township, NJ | $2,711/mo | 78.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Somerset, NJ | $2,720/mo | 78.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Maplewood, NJ | $2,718/mo | 78.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Brunswick, NJ | $2,726/mo | 78.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Palisades Park, NJ | $2,743/mo | 79.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Long Branch, NJ | $2,753/mo | 79.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Teaneck, NJ | $2,758/mo | 79.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Secaucus, NJ | $2,764/mo | 79.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Little Falls, NJ | $2,764/mo | 79.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Annandale, NJ | $2,768/mo | 80% | severely rent-burdened |
| Neptune Township, NJ | $2,769/mo | 80% | severely rent-burdened |
| Toms River, NJ | $2,797/mo | 80.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| South Plainfield, NJ | $2,805/mo | 81.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| South Amboy, NJ | $2,811/mo | 81.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| North Bergen Township, NJ | $2,822/mo | 81.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Parlin, NJ | $2,824/mo | 81.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| North Haledon, NJ | $2,855/mo | 82.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Morristown, NJ | $2,860/mo | 82.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Asbury Park, NJ | $2,872/mo | 83% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pine Brook, NJ | $2,871/mo | 83% | severely rent-burdened |
| Edison, NJ | $2,889/mo | 83.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Metuchen, NJ | $2,894/mo | 83.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Medford Township, NJ | $2,892/mo | 83.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Iselin, NJ | $2,905/mo | 84% | severely rent-burdened |
| Freehold, NJ | $2,913/mo | 84.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bedminster, NJ | $2,913/mo | 84.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Englewood, NJ | $2,917/mo | 84.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Parsippany, NJ | $2,925/mo | 84.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Monroe Township, NJ | $2,927/mo | 84.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Highlands, NJ | $2,933/mo | 84.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pennington, NJ | $2,947/mo | 85.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Boonton, NJ | $2,963/mo | 85.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bergenfield, NJ | $2,987/mo | 86.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Montville, NJ | $3,000/mo | 86.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Rutherford, NJ | $3,002/mo | 86.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Summit, NJ | $3,006/mo | 86.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hillsborough Township, NJ | $3,020/mo | 87.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Montclair, NJ | $3,021/mo | 87.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cranford, NJ | $3,023/mo | 87.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Bridgewater Township, NJ | $3,027/mo | 87.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Monmouth Beach, NJ | $3,042/mo | 87.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Warren Township, NJ | $3,091/mo | 89.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Red Bank, NJ | $3,095/mo | 89.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Old Bridge, NJ | $3,100/mo | 89.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westwood, NJ | $3,125/mo | 90.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| South Orange, NJ | $3,138/mo | 90.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mc Guire AFB, NJ | $3,156/mo | 91.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Westfield, NJ | $3,159/mo | 91.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Jersey City, NJ | $3,182/mo | 92% | severely rent-burdened |
| Park Ridge, NJ | $3,213/mo | 92.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mahwah Township, NJ | $3,216/mo | 93% | severely rent-burdened |
| Howell, NJ | $3,241/mo | 93.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Tinton Falls, NJ | $3,251/mo | 94% | severely rent-burdened |
| Chatham, NJ | $3,272/mo | 94.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Ocean, NJ | $3,291/mo | 95.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Jackson, NJ | $3,306/mo | 95.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Middletown, NJ | $3,325/mo | 96.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Morganville, NJ | $3,336/mo | 96.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Lavallette, NJ | $3,338/mo | 96.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Madison, NJ | $3,354/mo | 96.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Berkeley Heights, NJ | $3,354/mo | 96.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Branchburg Township, NJ | $3,435/mo | 99.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cedar Knolls, NJ | $3,449/mo | 99.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Princeton, NJ | $3,461/mo | 100% | severely rent-burdened |
| East Hanover Township, NJ | $3,487/mo | 100.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Morris Plains, NJ | $3,504/mo | 101.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fort Lee, NJ | $3,565/mo | 103% | severely rent-burdened |
| Manasquan, NJ | $3,750/mo | 108.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fair Lawn, NJ | $3,772/mo | 109% | severely rent-burdened |
| Weehawken, NJ | $3,793/mo | 109.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Millburn, NJ | $3,809/mo | 110.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Oakhurst, NJ | $3,850/mo | 111.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hoboken, NJ | $3,941/mo | 113.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Edgewater, NJ | $4,035/mo | 116.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Montvale, NJ | $4,257/mo | 123% | severely rent-burdened |
| Livingston, NJ | $4,354/mo | 125.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Belmar, NJ | $5,165/mo | 149.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Spring Lake, NJ | $5,642/mo | 163.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Short Hills, NJ | $6,365/mo | 184% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cresskill, NJ | $6,663/mo | 192.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Margate City, NJ | $6,862/mo | 198.3% | severely rent-burdened |