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Cities in New Jersey by housing units

Jersey City, NJ had the highest housing units of 117 cities in 2021, at 127,003. Montvale, NJ had the lowest, at 2,987. The median was 6,946 and the figure for New Jersey was 3.74 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest127,003Jersey City, NJ
Lowest2,987Montvale, NJ
Median6,946117 cities
New Jersey3,738,342History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Jersey City, NJ: 127,003 countJersey City, NJ127,003Newark, NJ: 120,733 countNewark, NJ120,733Paterson, NJ: 52,859 countPaterson, NJ52,859Elizabeth, NJ: 47,826 countElizabeth, NJ47,826Trenton, NJ: 36,460 countTrenton, NJ36,460Clifton, NJ: 33,066 countClifton, NJ33,066Hoboken, NJ: 30,591 countHoboken, NJ30,591East Orange, NJ: 29,327 countEast Orange, NJ29,327Bayonne, NJ: 29,143 countBayonne, NJ29,143Camden, NJ: 28,923 countCamden, NJ28,923Union City, NJ: 27,284 countUnion City, NJ27,284Vineland, NJ: 23,048 countVineland, NJ23,048West New York, NJ: 21,552 countWest New York, NJ21,552Hackensack, NJ: 21,125 countHackensack, NJ21,125Passaic, NJ: 20,978 countPassaic, NJ20,978Ocean City, NJ: 20,835 countOcean City, NJ20,835Atlantic City, NJ: 20,725 countAtlantic City, NJ20,725Fort Lee, NJ: 19,591 countFort Lee, NJ19,591Perth Amboy, NJ: 18,922 countPerth Amboy, NJ18,922Plainfield, NJ: 17,711 countPlainfield, NJ17,711Sayreville, NJ: 17,411 countSayreville, NJ17,411New Brunswick, NJ: 16,698 countNew Brunswick, NJ16,698Linden, NJ: 16,411 countLinden, NJ16,411Kearny, NJ: 15,024 countKearny, NJ15,024Long Branch, NJ: 14,979 countLong Branch, NJ14,979Millville, NJ: 12,839 countMillville, NJ12,839Rahway, NJ: 12,819 countRahway, NJ12,819Garfield, NJ: 12,440 countGarfield, NJ12,440Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,253 countFair Lawn, NJ12,253Englewood, NJ: 12,107 countEnglewood, NJ12,107Cliffside Park, NJ: 11,198 countCliffside Park, NJ11,198Westfield, NJ: 11,047 countWestfield, NJ11,047Princeton, NJ: 10,236 countPrinceton, NJ10,236Lindenwold, NJ: 10,028 countLindenwold, NJ10,028Lodi, NJ: 9,684 countLodi, NJ9,684Bergenfield, NJ: 9,440 countBergenfield, NJ9,440Morristown, NJ: 9,391 countMorristown, NJ9,391Ridgewood, NJ: 8,971 countRidgewood, NJ8,971Paramus, NJ: 8,886 countParamus, NJ8,886Tinton Falls, NJ: 8,765 countTinton Falls, NJ8,765Jersey City, NJ: 127,003 countJersey City, NJ127,003Newark, NJ: 120,733 countNewark, NJ120,733Paterson, NJ: 52,859 countPaterson, NJ52,859Elizabeth, NJ: 47,826 countElizabeth, NJ47,826Trenton, NJ: 36,460 countTrenton, NJ36,460Clifton, NJ: 33,066 countClifton, NJ33,066Hoboken, NJ: 30,591 countHoboken, NJ30,591East Orange, NJ: 29,327 countEast Orange, NJ29,327Bayonne, NJ: 29,143 countBayonne, NJ29,143Camden, NJ: 28,923 countCamden, NJ28,923Union City, NJ: 27,284 countUnion City, NJ27,284Vineland, NJ: 23,048 countVineland, NJ23,048West New York, NJ: 21,552 countWest New York, NJ21,552Hackensack, NJ: 21,125 countHackensack, NJ21,125Passaic, NJ: 20,978 countPassaic, NJ20,978Ocean City, NJ: 20,835 countOcean City, NJ20,835Atlantic City, NJ: 20,725 countAtlantic City, NJ20,725Fort Lee, NJ: 19,591 countFort Lee, NJ19,591Perth Amboy, NJ: 18,922 countPerth Amboy, NJ18,922Plainfield, NJ: 17,711 countPlainfield, NJ17,711Sayreville, NJ: 17,411 countSayreville, NJ17,411New Brunswick, NJ: 16,698 countNew Brunswick, NJ16,698Linden, NJ: 16,411 countLinden, NJ16,411Kearny, NJ: 15,024 countKearny, NJ15,024Long Branch, NJ: 14,979 countLong Branch, NJ14,979Millville, NJ: 12,839 countMillville, NJ12,839Rahway, NJ: 12,819 countRahway, NJ12,819Garfield, NJ: 12,440 countGarfield, NJ12,440Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,253 countFair Lawn, NJ12,253Englewood, NJ: 12,107 countEnglewood, NJ12,107Cliffside Park, NJ: 11,198 countCliffside Park, NJ11,198Westfield, NJ: 11,047 countWestfield, NJ11,047Princeton, NJ: 10,236 countPrinceton, NJ10,236Lindenwold, NJ: 10,028 countLindenwold, NJ10,028Lodi, NJ: 9,684 countLodi, NJ9,684Bergenfield, NJ: 9,440 countBergenfield, NJ9,440Morristown, NJ: 9,391 countMorristown, NJ9,391Ridgewood, NJ: 8,971 countRidgewood, NJ8,971Paramus, NJ: 8,886 countParamus, NJ8,886Tinton Falls, NJ: 8,765 countTinton Falls, NJ8,765
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Jersey City, NJ127,003
2Newark, NJ120,733
3Paterson, NJ52,859
4Elizabeth, NJ47,826
5Trenton, NJ36,460
6Clifton, NJ33,066
7Hoboken, NJ30,591
8East Orange, NJ29,327
9Bayonne, NJ29,143
10Camden, NJ28,923
11Union City, NJ27,284
12Vineland, NJ23,048
13West New York, NJ21,552
14Hackensack, NJ21,125
15Passaic, NJ20,978
16Ocean City, NJ20,835
17Atlantic City, NJ20,725
18Fort Lee, NJ19,591
19Perth Amboy, NJ18,922
20Plainfield, NJ17,711
21Sayreville, NJ17,411
22New Brunswick, NJ16,698
23Linden, NJ16,411
24Kearny, NJ15,024
25Long Branch, NJ14,979
26Millville, NJ12,839
27Rahway, NJ12,819
28Garfield, NJ12,440
29Fair Lawn, NJ12,253
30Englewood, NJ12,107
31Cliffside Park, NJ11,198
32Westfield, NJ11,047
33Princeton, NJ10,236
34Lindenwold, NJ10,028
35Lodi, NJ9,684
36Bergenfield, NJ9,440
37Morristown, NJ9,391
38Ridgewood, NJ8,971
39Paramus, NJ8,886
40Tinton Falls, NJ8,765
41Carteret, NJ8,732
42Point Pleasant, NJ8,556
43Secaucus, NJ8,540
44Asbury Park, NJ8,475
45Harrison, NJ8,438
46South Plainfield, NJ8,390
47Roselle, NJ8,373
48Summit, NJ8,349
49North Plainfield, NJ8,267
50Hawthorne, NJ7,782
51Elmwood Park, NJ7,471
52Pleasantville, NJ7,464
53Edgewater, NJ7,438
54Palisades Park, NJ7,365
55Glassboro, NJ7,281
56Phillipsburg, NJ7,216
57Bridgeton, NJ7,205
58North Arlington, NJ6,975
59Rutherford, NJ6,946
60Highland Park, NJ6,944
61Dumont, NJ6,872
62Collingswood, NJ6,783
63Hopatcong, NJ6,544
64New Milford, NJ6,435
65Fairview, NJ6,369
66Red Bank, NJ6,223
67Eatontown, NJ6,083
68Hammonton, NJ6,053
69Dover, NJ6,046
70South River, NJ5,972
71Madison, NJ5,953
72Middlesex, NJ5,603
73Ramsey, NJ5,506
74Somers Point, NJ5,498
75Metuchen, NJ5,484
76Ridgefield Park, NJ5,330
77Guttenberg, NJ5,328
78Roselle Park, NJ5,286
79Somerville, NJ5,214
80Wallington, NJ5,206
81Woodland Park, NJ5,195
82Tenafly, NJ5,150
83Bellmawr, NJ5,043
84New Providence, NJ5,027
85Bound Brook, NJ4,874
86Pine Hill, NJ4,855
87Gloucester City, NJ4,774
88East Rutherford, NJ4,658
89Manville, NJ4,638
90Westwood, NJ4,609
91Florham Park, NJ4,607
92Little Ferry, NJ4,584
93Oakland, NJ4,571
94Woodbury, NJ4,561
95Freehold, NJ4,512
96River Edge, NJ4,503
97Hasbrouck Heights, NJ4,489
98Haddonfield, NJ4,482
99Wanaque, NJ4,416
100Pompton Lakes, NJ4,322
101Ringwood, NJ4,307
102Lincoln Park, NJ4,268
103Beachwood, NJ4,168
104Ridgefield, NJ4,134
105South Amboy, NJ4,054
106Burlington, NJ4,042
107Franklin Lakes, NJ4,032
108Maywood, NJ3,879
109Totowa, NJ3,856
110Wood-Ridge, NJ3,820
111Glen Rock, NJ3,778
112Hackettstown, NJ3,756
113Hillsdale, NJ3,506
114Kinnelon, NJ3,414
115Waldwick, NJ3,354
116Chatham, NJ3,087
117Montvale, NJ2,987

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Jersey City, NJ, with 127,003 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Montvale, NJ, with 2,987 in 2021.

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