Best rent-to-income cities in New Jersey

Cities in New Jersey ranked by lowest rent as a percentage of median household income. Cities with 15,000+ residents.

Key findings

Westfield ranks first, with rent at 15.3% of median household income.
Across all 62 cities on this list, the median rent is $2,540/mo.

Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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62 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
01	WestfieldNJ Pop. 31KCompare →	15.3%	$2,973/mo	$232,629	same
02	UnionNJ Pop. 66KCompare →	17.0%	$2,589/mo	$182,730	same
03	SummitNJ Pop. 23KCompare →	18.8%	$2,977/mo	$190,304	same
04	PrincetonNJ Pop. 31KCompare →	20.9%	$3,350/mo	$192,079	↑1 from #5
05	MetuchenNJ Pop. 15KCompare →	21.1%	$2,773/mo	$158,052	↓1 from #4
06	MadisonNJ Pop. 16KCompare →	24.0%	$3,423/mo	$171,471	same
07	South PlainfieldNJ Pop. 24KCompare →	24.4%	$2,651/mo	$130,239	--
08	SecaucusNJ Pop. 22KCompare →	26.2%	$3,058/mo	$139,821	↓1 from #7
09	SomersetNJ Pop. 23KCompare →	26.3%	$2,648/mo	$121,028	↑3 from #12
10	HobokenNJ Pop. 59KCompare →	26.6%	$4,005/mo	$180,579	↓2 from #8
11	SicklervilleNJ Pop. 45KCompare →	26.8%	$2,361/mo	$105,602	↓1 from #10
12	AvenelNJ Pop. 17KCompare →	26.9%	$2,277/mo	$101,670	--
13	MillvilleNJ Pop. 28KCompare →	27.6%	$1,615/mo	$70,275	↑1 from #14
14	Highland ParkNJ Pop. 15KCompare →	28.0%	$2,447/mo	$104,694	↓3 from #11
15	WoodbridgeNJ Pop. 21KCompare →	28.2%	$2,464/mo	$104,926	↓2 from #13
16	HawthorneNJ Pop. 20KCompare →	28.4%	$2,607/mo	$110,237	↓7 from #9
17	IselinNJ Pop. 20KCompare →	28.6%	$2,614/mo	$109,500	↓1 from #16
18	Elmwood ParkNJ Pop. 21KCompare →	29.3%	$2,481/mo	$101,740	↓1 from #17
19	CarteretNJ Pop. 25KCompare →	30.1%	$2,430/mo	$96,862	↓1 from #18
20	North PlainfieldNJ Pop. 23KCompare →	30.5%	$2,220/mo	$87,349	--
21	PlainfieldNJ Pop. 55KCompare →	30.6%	$2,191/mo	$85,908	--
22	MorristownNJ Pop. 20KCompare →	30.8%	$3,119/mo	$121,340	↓3 from #19
23	Old BridgeNJ Pop. 28KCompare →	31.0%	$2,897/mo	$111,996	--
24	VinelandNJ Pop. 61KCompare →	31.2%	$1,764/mo	$67,860	--
25	North ArlingtonNJ Pop. 16KCompare →	31.4%	$2,462/mo	$94,201	↓10 from #15
26	CliftonNJ Pop. 89KCompare →	31.8%	$2,605/mo	$98,237	↓6 from #20
27	LindenNJ Pop. 44KCompare →	31.9%	$2,468/mo	$92,915	↓6 from #21
28	KearnyNJ Pop. 41KCompare →	32.0%	$2,108/mo	$79,154	↓6 from #22
29	RoselleNJ Pop. 23KCompare →	32.3%	$2,495/mo	$92,762	↓4 from #25
30	LodiNJ Pop. 26KCompare →	32.4%	$2,408/mo	$89,305	↓6 from #24
31	RahwayNJ Pop. 30KCompare →	32.4%	$2,472/mo	$91,461	↓8 from #23
32	BayonneNJ Pop. 72KCompare →	33.5%	$2,342/mo	$83,887	↓6 from #26
33	Tinton FallsNJ Pop. 19KCompare →	33.7%	$3,294/mo	$117,308	--
34	ParsippanyNJ Pop. 21KCompare →	34.2%	$2,832/mo	$99,405	↓7 from #27
35	HarrisonNJ Pop. 20KCompare →	34.4%	$2,663/mo	$93,013	↓5 from #30
36	PhillipsburgNJ Pop. 15KCompare →	34.9%	$1,988/mo	$68,324	↓5 from #31
37	EnglewoodNJ Pop. 30KCompare →	35.1%	$2,999/mo	$102,571	↓9 from #28
38	Toms RiverNJ Pop. 95KCompare →	36.3%	$3,026/mo	$100,137	↓6 from #32
39	GarfieldNJ Pop. 33KCompare →	36.6%	$2,433/mo	$79,700	↓10 from #29
40	GlassboroNJ Pop. 24KCompare →	37.8%	$2,749/mo	$87,278	↓5 from #35
41	Jersey CityNJ Pop. 294KCompare →	38.1%	$3,101/mo	$97,710	↓8 from #33
42	DoverNJ Pop. 19KCompare →	38.1%	$2,342/mo	$73,737	--
43	HackensackNJ Pop. 46KCompare →	38.8%	$2,723/mo	$84,277	↓9 from #34
44	Cliffside ParkNJ Pop. 26KCompare →	39.0%	$3,041/mo	$93,452	↓7 from #37
45	East OrangeNJ Pop. 70KCompare →	39.3%	$1,994/mo	$60,830	↓6 from #39
46	ElizabethNJ Pop. 137KCompare →	40.2%	$2,230/mo	$66,555	↓6 from #40
47	Long BranchNJ Pop. 33KCompare →	40.3%	$2,678/mo	$79,653	↓11 from #36
48	PatersonNJ Pop. 159KCompare →	40.5%	$1,889/mo	$55,997	↓7 from #41
49	Palisades ParkNJ Pop. 20KCompare →	42.1%	$3,320/mo	$94,743	--
50	Fort LeeNJ Pop. 40KCompare →	42.4%	$3,792/mo	$107,274	↓6 from #44