Rent Affordability for A Welder in New Jersey

A typical welder in New Jersey earns about $57,579 a year, which supports approximately $1,439 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
Collingswood, NJ$1,610/mo33.6%stretched
Millville, NJ$1,615/mo33.7%stretched
Salem, NJ$1,650/mo34.4%stretched
Bellmawr, NJ$1,672/mo34.8%stretched
Gloucester City, NJ$1,741/mo36.3%stretched
West Deptford Township, NJ$1,762/mo36.7%stretched
Vineland, NJ$1,764/mo36.8%stretched
Maple Shade Township, NJ$1,766/mo36.8%stretched
Blackwood, NJ$1,773/mo37%stretched
Camden, NJ$1,787/mo37.2%stretched
Atlantic City, NJ$1,812/mo37.8%stretched
Clementon, NJ$1,853/mo38.6%stretched
Margate City, NJ$1,858/mo38.7%stretched
Wildwood, NJ$1,875/mo39.1%stretched
Edgewater Park Township, NJ$1,883/mo39.2%stretched
Paterson, NJ$1,889/mo39.4%stretched
Audubon, NJ$1,902/mo39.6%stretched
Voorhees Township, NJ$1,919/mo40%stretched
Irvington, NJ$1,939/mo40.4%rent-burdened
Somerdale, NJ$1,959/mo40.8%rent-burdened
Orange, NJ$1,968/mo41%rent-burdened
Ventnor City, NJ$1,973/mo41.1%rent-burdened
Mt Holly Township, NJ$1,984/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Phillipsburg, NJ$1,988/mo41.4%rent-burdened
East Orange, NJ$1,994/mo41.6%rent-burdened
Pleasantville, NJ$2,001/mo41.7%rent-burdened
Washington, NJ$2,008/mo41.8%rent-burdened
Trenton, NJ$2,030/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Haddonfield, NJ$2,035/mo42.4%rent-burdened
Eastampton Township, NJ$2,045/mo42.6%rent-burdened
Passaic, NJ$2,055/mo42.8%rent-burdened
Bound Brook, NJ$2,070/mo43.1%rent-burdened
Lavallette, NJ$2,067/mo43.1%rent-burdened
Woodbury, NJ$2,097/mo43.7%rent-burdened
Kearny, NJ$2,108/mo43.9%rent-burdened
Newark, NJ$2,111/mo44%rent-burdened
Seaside Heights, NJ$2,123/mo44.2%rent-burdened
Lumberton Township, NJ$2,165/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Plainsboro, NJ$2,165/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Highlands, NJ$2,181/mo45.5%rent-burdened
Plainfield, NJ$2,191/mo45.7%rent-burdened
North Plainfield, NJ$2,220/mo46.3%rent-burdened
Elizabeth, NJ$2,230/mo46.5%rent-burdened
Randolph, NJ$2,241/mo46.7%rent-burdened
Eatontown, NJ$2,256/mo47%rent-burdened
Burlington Township, NJ$2,257/mo47%rent-burdened
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ$2,259/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Cherry Hill, NJ$2,258/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Somerville, NJ$2,270/mo47.3%rent-burdened
Avenel, NJ$2,277/mo47.5%rent-burdened
Lakewood, NJ$2,288/mo47.7%rent-burdened
Ewing, NJ$2,293/mo47.8%rent-burdened
Budd Lake, NJ$2,299/mo47.9%rent-burdened
Newton, NJ$2,311/mo48.2%rent-burdened
Belleville, NJ$2,317/mo48.3%rent-burdened
Ridgefield Park, NJ$2,325/mo48.5%rent-burdened
Tuckerton, NJ$2,330/mo48.6%rent-burdened
Bayonne, NJ$2,342/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Union City, NJ$2,343/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Dover, NJ$2,342/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Nutley, NJ$2,347/mo48.9%rent-burdened
Moorestown Township, NJ$2,352/mo49%rent-burdened
Sicklerville, NJ$2,361/mo49.2%rent-burdened
Bordentown Township, NJ$2,375/mo49.5%rent-burdened
Keansburg, NJ$2,385/mo49.7%rent-burdened
Mt Laurel Township, NJ$2,404/mo50.1%severely rent-burdened
Lodi, NJ$2,408/mo50.2%severely rent-burdened
Dunellen, NJ$2,418/mo50.4%severely rent-burdened
Bloomfield, NJ$2,418/mo50.4%severely rent-burdened
Carteret, NJ$2,430/mo50.6%severely rent-burdened
Pennsauken, NJ$2,427/mo50.6%severely rent-burdened
Garfield, NJ$2,433/mo50.7%severely rent-burdened
Guttenberg, NJ$2,436/mo50.8%severely rent-burdened
Medford Township, NJ$2,441/mo50.9%severely rent-burdened
Highland Park, NJ$2,447/mo51%severely rent-burdened
North Arlington, NJ$2,462/mo51.3%severely rent-burdened
Browns Mills, NJ$2,462/mo51.3%severely rent-burdened
Evesham Township, NJ$2,461/mo51.3%severely rent-burdened
Neptune Township, NJ$2,461/mo51.3%severely rent-burdened
Linden, NJ$2,468/mo51.4%severely rent-burdened
Woodbridge, NJ$2,464/mo51.4%severely rent-burdened
Rahway, NJ$2,472/mo51.5%severely rent-burdened
Carlstadt, NJ$2,475/mo51.6%severely rent-burdened
Sewell, NJ$2,474/mo51.6%severely rent-burdened
Elmwood Park, NJ$2,481/mo51.7%severely rent-burdened
Fairview, NJ$2,481/mo51.7%severely rent-burdened
Monmouth Junction, NJ$2,486/mo51.8%severely rent-burdened
Roselle, NJ$2,495/mo52%severely rent-burdened
South Amboy, NJ$2,500/mo52.1%severely rent-burdened
Egg Harbor Township, NJ$2,499/mo52.1%severely rent-burdened
Oakhurst, NJ$2,517/mo52.5%severely rent-burdened
Boonton, NJ$2,523/mo52.6%severely rent-burdened
Raritan, NJ$2,525/mo52.6%severely rent-burdened
North Brunswick, NJ$2,527/mo52.7%severely rent-burdened
Perth Amboy, NJ$2,540/mo52.9%severely rent-burdened
Hackettstown, NJ$2,544/mo53%severely rent-burdened
West New York, NJ$2,547/mo53.1%severely rent-burdened
Leonia, NJ$2,550/mo53.1%severely rent-burdened
Westampton Township, NJ$2,569/mo53.5%severely rent-burdened
Lawrence Township, NJ$2,572/mo53.6%severely rent-burdened
Union, NJ$2,589/mo54%severely rent-burdened
East Windsor Township, NJ$2,599/mo54.2%severely rent-burdened
Lyndhurst, NJ$2,603/mo54.2%severely rent-burdened
Clifton, NJ$2,605/mo54.3%severely rent-burdened
Hawthorne, NJ$2,607/mo54.3%severely rent-burdened
Manalapan Township, NJ$2,604/mo54.3%severely rent-burdened
Iselin, NJ$2,614/mo54.5%severely rent-burdened
Franklin Park, NJ$2,613/mo54.5%severely rent-burdened
Springfield, NJ$2,617/mo54.5%severely rent-burdened
Piscataway, NJ$2,636/mo54.9%severely rent-burdened
South Plainfield, NJ$2,651/mo55.2%severely rent-burdened
Somerset, NJ$2,648/mo55.2%severely rent-burdened
Harrison, NJ$2,663/mo55.5%severely rent-burdened
Long Branch, NJ$2,678/mo55.8%severely rent-burdened
Flemington, NJ$2,676/mo55.8%severely rent-burdened
Asbury Park, NJ$2,684/mo55.9%severely rent-burdened
Barnegat, NJ$2,688/mo56%severely rent-burdened
Matawan, NJ$2,711/mo56.5%severely rent-burdened
Monroe Township, NJ$2,709/mo56.5%severely rent-burdened
Brick, NJ$2,718/mo56.6%severely rent-burdened
Hackensack, NJ$2,723/mo56.7%severely rent-burdened
Ridgefield, NJ$2,719/mo56.7%severely rent-burdened
Westwood, NJ$2,734/mo57%severely rent-burdened
Glassboro, NJ$2,749/mo57.3%severely rent-burdened
East Brunswick, NJ$2,751/mo57.3%severely rent-burdened
Annandale, NJ$2,768/mo57.7%severely rent-burdened
Metuchen, NJ$2,773/mo57.8%severely rent-burdened
Mount Arlington, NJ$2,781/mo58%severely rent-burdened
Caldwell, NJ$2,788/mo58.1%severely rent-burdened
Edison, NJ$2,787/mo58.1%severely rent-burdened
Forked River, NJ$2,800/mo58.4%severely rent-burdened
Belmar, NJ$2,818/mo58.7%severely rent-burdened
Bedminster, NJ$2,817/mo58.7%severely rent-burdened
Hillsborough Township, NJ$2,818/mo58.7%severely rent-burdened
New Brunswick, NJ$2,820/mo58.8%severely rent-burdened
East Rutherford, NJ$2,828/mo58.9%severely rent-burdened
Parsippany, NJ$2,832/mo59%severely rent-burdened
Pine Brook, NJ$2,847/mo59.3%severely rent-burdened
Manasquan, NJ$2,859/mo59.6%severely rent-burdened
North Bergen Township, NJ$2,869/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
Maplewood, NJ$2,875/mo59.9%severely rent-burdened
Wayne, NJ$2,877/mo60%severely rent-burdened
Atlantic Highlands, NJ$2,889/mo60.2%severely rent-burdened
Old Bridge, NJ$2,897/mo60.4%severely rent-burdened
Freehold, NJ$2,901/mo60.5%severely rent-burdened
West Orange, NJ$2,920/mo60.9%severely rent-burdened
Mahwah Township, NJ$2,944/mo61.4%severely rent-burdened
Willingboro Township, NJ$2,944/mo61.4%severely rent-burdened
Little Falls, NJ$2,958/mo61.6%severely rent-burdened
Westfield, NJ$2,973/mo62%severely rent-burdened
Summit, NJ$2,977/mo62%severely rent-burdened
Bergenfield, NJ$2,987/mo62.3%severely rent-burdened
Bridgewater Township, NJ$2,988/mo62.3%severely rent-burdened
Englewood, NJ$2,999/mo62.5%severely rent-burdened
Parlin, NJ$3,014/mo62.8%severely rent-burdened
Pennington, NJ$3,020/mo62.9%severely rent-burdened
Montvale, NJ$3,024/mo63%severely rent-burdened
Toms River, NJ$3,026/mo63.1%severely rent-burdened
Cliffside Park, NJ$3,041/mo63.4%severely rent-burdened
Park Ridge, NJ$3,041/mo63.4%severely rent-burdened
Montville, NJ$3,054/mo63.6%severely rent-burdened
Secaucus, NJ$3,058/mo63.7%severely rent-burdened
South Orange, NJ$3,094/mo64.5%severely rent-burdened
Jersey City, NJ$3,101/mo64.6%severely rent-burdened
Chatham, NJ$3,106/mo64.7%severely rent-burdened
Montclair, NJ$3,114/mo64.9%severely rent-burdened
Morristown, NJ$3,119/mo65%severely rent-burdened
Cranford, NJ$3,119/mo65%severely rent-burdened
Mc Guire AFB, NJ$3,156/mo65.8%severely rent-burdened
Howell, NJ$3,171/mo66.1%severely rent-burdened
Cedar Knolls, NJ$3,195/mo66.6%severely rent-burdened
Monmouth Beach, NJ$3,206/mo66.8%severely rent-burdened
Middletown, NJ$3,213/mo67%severely rent-burdened
Millburn, NJ$3,221/mo67.1%severely rent-burdened
North Haledon, NJ$3,241/mo67.5%severely rent-burdened
Red Bank, NJ$3,256/mo67.9%severely rent-burdened
Jackson, NJ$3,281/mo68.4%severely rent-burdened
Spring Lake, NJ$3,288/mo68.5%severely rent-burdened
Tinton Falls, NJ$3,294/mo68.7%severely rent-burdened
Teaneck, NJ$3,297/mo68.7%severely rent-burdened
Palisades Park, NJ$3,320/mo69.2%severely rent-burdened
Rockaway, NJ$3,325/mo69.3%severely rent-burdened
Warren Township, NJ$3,328/mo69.4%severely rent-burdened
Berkeley Heights, NJ$3,336/mo69.5%severely rent-burdened
Princeton, NJ$3,350/mo69.8%severely rent-burdened
East Hanover Township, NJ$3,363/mo70.1%severely rent-burdened
Madison, NJ$3,423/mo71.3%severely rent-burdened
Branchburg Township, NJ$3,435/mo71.6%severely rent-burdened
Morganville, NJ$3,464/mo72.2%severely rent-burdened
Ocean, NJ$3,485/mo72.6%severely rent-burdened
Morris Plains, NJ$3,565/mo74.3%severely rent-burdened
Fair Lawn, NJ$3,606/mo75.2%severely rent-burdened
Edgewater, NJ$3,628/mo75.6%severely rent-burdened
Fort Lee, NJ$3,792/mo79%severely rent-burdened
Weehawken, NJ$3,854/mo80.3%severely rent-burdened
Hoboken, NJ$4,005/mo83.5%severely rent-burdened
Livingston, NJ$4,260/mo88.8%severely rent-burdened
Cresskill, NJ$4,800/mo100%severely rent-burdened
Short Hills, NJ$7,203/mo150.1%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for New Jersey. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).