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Cities in New Jersey by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)

Ocean City, NJ had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 117 cities in 2021, at 74.3%. Waldwick, NJ had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.3Ocean City, NJ
Lowest0Waldwick, NJ
Median5.4117 cities
New Jersey9.1History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Ocean City, NJ: 74.3 %Ocean City, NJ74.3Atlantic City, NJ: 22 %Atlantic City, NJ22Somers Point, NJ: 18.3 %Somers Point, NJ18.3Long Branch, NJ: 14.8 %Long Branch, NJ14.8Asbury Park, NJ: 14.1 %Asbury Park, NJ14.1Trenton, NJ: 13.7 %Trenton, NJ13.7Camden, NJ: 13.6 %Camden, NJ13.6Hopatcong, NJ: 13.6 %Hopatcong, NJ13.6Bridgeton, NJ: 11.9 %Bridgeton, NJ11.9East Orange, NJ: 11.1 %East Orange, NJ11.1Princeton, NJ: 10.9 %Princeton, NJ10.9Woodbury, NJ: 10.7 %Woodbury, NJ10.7Pleasantville, NJ: 10.5 %Pleasantville, NJ10.5Burlington, NJ: 10.2 %Burlington, NJ10.2Phillipsburg, NJ: 10.1 %Phillipsburg, NJ10.1Gloucester City, NJ: 9.6 %Gloucester City, NJ9.6Newark, NJ: 9.1 %Newark, NJ9.1Jersey City, NJ: 8.9 %Jersey City, NJ8.9Glassboro, NJ: 8.8 %Glassboro, NJ8.8Edgewater, NJ: 8.7 %Edgewater, NJ8.7Hoboken, NJ: 8.7 %Hoboken, NJ8.7Hammonton, NJ: 8.6 %Hammonton, NJ8.6Bound Brook, NJ: 8.1 %Bound Brook, NJ8.1Cliffside Park, NJ: 8.1 %Cliffside Park, NJ8.1Point Pleasant, NJ: 7.8 %Point Pleasant, NJ7.8Oakland, NJ: 7.6 %Oakland, NJ7.6West New York, NJ: 7.5 %West New York, NJ7.5Millville, NJ: 7.4 %Millville, NJ7.4New Brunswick, NJ: 7.4 %New Brunswick, NJ7.4Union City, NJ: 7.3 %Union City, NJ7.3Elizabeth, NJ: 7.3 %Elizabeth, NJ7.3Bayonne, NJ: 7.2 %Bayonne, NJ7.2Fort Lee, NJ: 7.2 %Fort Lee, NJ7.2Eatontown, NJ: 7 %Eatontown, NJ7Bellmawr, NJ: 6.9 %Bellmawr, NJ6.9Pine Hill, NJ: 6.8 %Pine Hill, NJ6.8Ridgefield Park, NJ: 6.7 %Ridgefield Park, NJ6.7Lindenwold, NJ: 6.5 %Lindenwold, NJ6.5Harrison, NJ: 6.5 %Harrison, NJ6.5Englewood, NJ: 6.5 %Englewood, NJ6.5Ocean City, NJ: 74.3 %Ocean City, NJ74.3Atlantic City, NJ: 22 %Atlantic City, NJ22Somers Point, NJ: 18.3 %Somers Point, NJ18.3Long Branch, NJ: 14.8 %Long Branch, NJ14.8Asbury Park, NJ: 14.1 %Asbury Park, NJ14.1Trenton, NJ: 13.7 %Trenton, NJ13.7Camden, NJ: 13.6 %Camden, NJ13.6Hopatcong, NJ: 13.6 %Hopatcong, NJ13.6Bridgeton, NJ: 11.9 %Bridgeton, NJ11.9East Orange, NJ: 11.1 %East Orange, NJ11.1Princeton, NJ: 10.9 %Princeton, NJ10.9Woodbury, NJ: 10.7 %Woodbury, NJ10.7Pleasantville, NJ: 10.5 %Pleasantville, NJ10.5Burlington, NJ: 10.2 %Burlington, NJ10.2Phillipsburg, NJ: 10.1 %Phillipsburg, NJ10.1Gloucester City, NJ: 9.6 %Gloucester City, NJ9.6Newark, NJ: 9.1 %Newark, NJ9.1Jersey City, NJ: 8.9 %Jersey City, NJ8.9Glassboro, NJ: 8.8 %Glassboro, NJ8.8Edgewater, NJ: 8.7 %Edgewater, NJ8.7Hoboken, NJ: 8.7 %Hoboken, NJ8.7Hammonton, NJ: 8.6 %Hammonton, NJ8.6Bound Brook, NJ: 8.1 %Bound Brook, NJ8.1Cliffside Park, NJ: 8.1 %Cliffside Park, NJ8.1Point Pleasant, NJ: 7.8 %Point Pleasant, NJ7.8Oakland, NJ: 7.6 %Oakland, NJ7.6West New York, NJ: 7.5 %West New York, NJ7.5Millville, NJ: 7.4 %Millville, NJ7.4New Brunswick, NJ: 7.4 %New Brunswick, NJ7.4Union City, NJ: 7.3 %Union City, NJ7.3Elizabeth, NJ: 7.3 %Elizabeth, NJ7.3Bayonne, NJ: 7.2 %Bayonne, NJ7.2Fort Lee, NJ: 7.2 %Fort Lee, NJ7.2Eatontown, NJ: 7 %Eatontown, NJ7Bellmawr, NJ: 6.9 %Bellmawr, NJ6.9Pine Hill, NJ: 6.8 %Pine Hill, NJ6.8Ridgefield Park, NJ: 6.7 %Ridgefield Park, NJ6.7Lindenwold, NJ: 6.5 %Lindenwold, NJ6.5Harrison, NJ: 6.5 %Harrison, NJ6.5Englewood, NJ: 6.5 %Englewood, NJ6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Ocean City, NJ74.3
2Atlantic City, NJ22
3Somers Point, NJ18.3
4Long Branch, NJ14.8
5Asbury Park, NJ14.1
6Trenton, NJ13.7
7Camden, NJ13.6
8Hopatcong, NJ13.6
9Bridgeton, NJ11.9
10East Orange, NJ11.1
11Princeton, NJ10.9
12Woodbury, NJ10.7
13Pleasantville, NJ10.5
14Burlington, NJ10.2
15Phillipsburg, NJ10.1
16Gloucester City, NJ9.6
17Newark, NJ9.1
18Jersey City, NJ8.9
19Glassboro, NJ8.8
20Edgewater, NJ8.7
21Hoboken, NJ8.7
22Hammonton, NJ8.6
23Bound Brook, NJ8.1
24Cliffside Park, NJ8.1
25Point Pleasant, NJ7.8
26Oakland, NJ7.6
27West New York, NJ7.5
28Millville, NJ7.4
29New Brunswick, NJ7.4
30Union City, NJ7.3
31Elizabeth, NJ7.3
32Bayonne, NJ7.2
33Fort Lee, NJ7.2
34Eatontown, NJ7
35Bellmawr, NJ6.9
36Pine Hill, NJ6.8
37Ridgefield Park, NJ6.7
38Lindenwold, NJ6.5
39Harrison, NJ6.5
40Englewood, NJ6.5
41East Rutherford, NJ6.5
42Highland Park, NJ6.4
43Secaucus, NJ6.3
44Beachwood, NJ6.1
45Paramus, NJ6
46Somerville, NJ6
47Paterson, NJ6
48Summit, NJ5.9
49Hasbrouck Heights, NJ5.9
50Carteret, NJ5.8
51Vineland, NJ5.8
52Morristown, NJ5.8
53Plainfield, NJ5.8
54Manville, NJ5.6
55Wallington, NJ5.6
56Guttenberg, NJ5.5
57Roselle, NJ5.5
58Garfield, NJ5.5
59Linden, NJ5.4
60Hackensack, NJ5.4
61Westwood, NJ5.3
62South River, NJ5.3
63Rahway, NJ5.2
64Dover, NJ5.1
65Little Ferry, NJ5
66Collingswood, NJ4.9
67Kearny, NJ4.9
67South Amboy, NJ4.9
69Westfield, NJ4.8
70Florham Park, NJ4.7
71Elmwood Park, NJ4.7
72Franklin Lakes, NJ4.7
72Lincoln Park, NJ4.7
72Perth Amboy, NJ4.7
75Haddonfield, NJ4.6
75Lodi, NJ4.6
77North Arlington, NJ4.5
78Freehold, NJ4.5
79Madison, NJ4.2
80Metuchen, NJ4.2
81New Milford, NJ4.2
82Hawthorne, NJ4.1
83Glen Rock, NJ3.9
84Clifton, NJ3.9
85Fairview, NJ3.8
86Ramsey, NJ3.7
86Wanaque, NJ3.7
88Passaic, NJ3.6
89Dumont, NJ3.6
90Ridgewood, NJ3.6
91River Edge, NJ3.4
92Kinnelon, NJ3.3
92Tenafly, NJ3.3
94Rutherford, NJ3.3
95Maywood, NJ3.2
96North Plainfield, NJ3.2
97Bergenfield, NJ3.1
98Red Bank, NJ3.1
99Sayreville, NJ3.1
100Palisades Park, NJ3
101Chatham, NJ3
102Hackettstown, NJ3
103Fair Lawn, NJ3
104South Plainfield, NJ2.9
105Middlesex, NJ2.6
106Ringwood, NJ2.5
107Ridgefield, NJ2.5
108Pompton Lakes, NJ2.3
109Montvale, NJ2.2
110Wood-Ridge, NJ2.2
111New Providence, NJ1.7
112Tinton Falls, NJ1.6
113Roselle Park, NJ1.6
114Hillsdale, NJ1.4
115Totowa, NJ1.4
116Woodland Park, NJ0.6
117Waldwick, NJ0

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, 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-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Ocean City, NJ, with 74.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waldwick, NJ, with 0% in 2021.

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