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Cities in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Beachwood, NJ had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 117 cities in 2024, at 75.9%. Kinnelon, NJ had the lowest, at 27.3%. The median was 52.2% and the figure for New Jersey was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.9Beachwood, NJ
Lowest27.3Kinnelon, NJ
Median52.2117 cities
New Jersey51.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Beachwood, NJ: 75.9 %Beachwood, NJ75.9Tinton Falls, NJ: 65.5 %Tinton Falls, NJ65.5Bound Brook, NJ: 65.4 %Bound Brook, NJ65.4Perth Amboy, NJ: 64.4 %Perth Amboy, NJ64.4Guttenberg, NJ: 63.8 %Guttenberg, NJ63.8Franklin Lakes, NJ: 63.4 %Franklin Lakes, NJ63.4Lindenwold, NJ: 63.3 %Lindenwold, NJ63.3Montvale, NJ: 62.1 %Montvale, NJ62.1Pleasantville, NJ: 61.3 %Pleasantville, NJ61.3Hammonton, NJ: 61.2 %Hammonton, NJ61.2Ocean City, NJ: 61 %Ocean City, NJ61Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 60.8 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ60.8Dover, NJ: 60.7 %Dover, NJ60.7Dumont, NJ: 60.3 %Dumont, NJ60.3Totowa, NJ: 60.3 %Totowa, NJ60.3Camden, NJ: 60.1 %Camden, NJ60.1Paterson, NJ: 59.4 %Paterson, NJ59.4Fair Lawn, NJ: 59.2 %Fair Lawn, NJ59.2Englewood, NJ: 59 %Englewood, NJ59Atlantic City, NJ: 58.8 %Atlantic City, NJ58.8New Brunswick, NJ: 58.8 %New Brunswick, NJ58.8Trenton, NJ: 58.4 %Trenton, NJ58.4Millville, NJ: 58.3 %Millville, NJ58.3East Orange, NJ: 58 %East Orange, NJ58Passaic, NJ: 57.8 %Passaic, NJ57.8Paramus, NJ: 57.8 %Paramus, NJ57.8Clifton, NJ: 57.7 %Clifton, NJ57.7Ramsey, NJ: 57.6 %Ramsey, NJ57.6Oakland, NJ: 57.2 %Oakland, NJ57.2Newark, NJ: 57.2 %Newark, NJ57.2Pine Hill, NJ: 57.1 %Pine Hill, NJ57.1Vineland, NJ: 57.1 %Vineland, NJ57.1Rahway, NJ: 56.7 %Rahway, NJ56.7Woodbury, NJ: 56.4 %Woodbury, NJ56.4Glen Rock, NJ: 56.3 %Glen Rock, NJ56.3North Plainfield, NJ: 56 %North Plainfield, NJ56Plainfield, NJ: 55.9 %Plainfield, NJ55.9Ringwood, NJ: 55.7 %Ringwood, NJ55.7Fairview, NJ: 55.3 %Fairview, NJ55.3Edgewater, NJ: 55 %Edgewater, NJ55Beachwood, NJ: 75.9 %Beachwood, NJ75.9Tinton Falls, NJ: 65.5 %Tinton Falls, NJ65.5Bound Brook, NJ: 65.4 %Bound Brook, NJ65.4Perth Amboy, NJ: 64.4 %Perth Amboy, NJ64.4Guttenberg, NJ: 63.8 %Guttenberg, NJ63.8Franklin Lakes, NJ: 63.4 %Franklin Lakes, NJ63.4Lindenwold, NJ: 63.3 %Lindenwold, NJ63.3Montvale, NJ: 62.1 %Montvale, NJ62.1Pleasantville, NJ: 61.3 %Pleasantville, NJ61.3Hammonton, NJ: 61.2 %Hammonton, NJ61.2Ocean City, NJ: 61 %Ocean City, NJ61Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 60.8 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ60.8Dover, NJ: 60.7 %Dover, NJ60.7Dumont, NJ: 60.3 %Dumont, NJ60.3Totowa, NJ: 60.3 %Totowa, NJ60.3Camden, NJ: 60.1 %Camden, NJ60.1Paterson, NJ: 59.4 %Paterson, NJ59.4Fair Lawn, NJ: 59.2 %Fair Lawn, NJ59.2Englewood, NJ: 59 %Englewood, NJ59Atlantic City, NJ: 58.8 %Atlantic City, NJ58.8New Brunswick, NJ: 58.8 %New Brunswick, NJ58.8Trenton, NJ: 58.4 %Trenton, NJ58.4Millville, NJ: 58.3 %Millville, NJ58.3East Orange, NJ: 58 %East Orange, NJ58Passaic, NJ: 57.8 %Passaic, NJ57.8Paramus, NJ: 57.8 %Paramus, NJ57.8Clifton, NJ: 57.7 %Clifton, NJ57.7Ramsey, NJ: 57.6 %Ramsey, NJ57.6Oakland, NJ: 57.2 %Oakland, NJ57.2Newark, NJ: 57.2 %Newark, NJ57.2Pine Hill, NJ: 57.1 %Pine Hill, NJ57.1Vineland, NJ: 57.1 %Vineland, NJ57.1Rahway, NJ: 56.7 %Rahway, NJ56.7Woodbury, NJ: 56.4 %Woodbury, NJ56.4Glen Rock, NJ: 56.3 %Glen Rock, NJ56.3North Plainfield, NJ: 56 %North Plainfield, NJ56Plainfield, NJ: 55.9 %Plainfield, NJ55.9Ringwood, NJ: 55.7 %Ringwood, NJ55.7Fairview, NJ: 55.3 %Fairview, NJ55.3Edgewater, NJ: 55 %Edgewater, NJ55
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Beachwood, NJ75.9+10.2 pts
2Tinton Falls, NJ65.5+4.9 pts
3Bound Brook, NJ65.4-2.6 pts
4Perth Amboy, NJ64.4-0.2 pts
5Guttenberg, NJ63.8+1.9 pts
6Franklin Lakes, NJ63.4-5.4 pts
7Lindenwold, NJ63.3-0.5 pts
8Montvale, NJ62.1+3 pts
9Pleasantville, NJ61.3+3.9 pts
10Hammonton, NJ61.2-1.6 pts
11Ocean City, NJ61+2.3 pts
12Hasbrouck Heights, NJ60.8-3.8 pts
13Dover, NJ60.7-4.6 pts
14Dumont, NJ60.3+3.8 pts
14Totowa, NJ60.3+10.1 pts
16Camden, NJ60.1-0.5 pts
17Paterson, NJ59.4+0.4 pts
18Fair Lawn, NJ59.2+1.3 pts
19Englewood, NJ59-0.7 pts
20Atlantic City, NJ58.8+0.6 pts
20New Brunswick, NJ58.8+0.2 pts
22Trenton, NJ58.4-0.4 pts
23Millville, NJ58.3-0.1 pts
24East Orange, NJ58+6.5 pts
25Passaic, NJ57.8+2.4 pts
26Paramus, NJ57.8+0.5 pts
27Clifton, NJ57.7+4.8 pts
28Ramsey, NJ57.6+3.8 pts
29Oakland, NJ57.2-0.6 pts
30Newark, NJ57.2-1 pts
31Pine Hill, NJ57.1+3 pts
32Vineland, NJ57.1+5.2 pts
33Rahway, NJ56.7+4.7 pts
34Woodbury, NJ56.4+3.3 pts
35Glen Rock, NJ56.3-1.3 pts
36North Plainfield, NJ56+1.9 pts
37Plainfield, NJ55.9-1.9 pts
38Ringwood, NJ55.7-4.3 pts
39Fairview, NJ55.3+1.2 pts
40Edgewater, NJ55+11 pts
41South River, NJ55+2.6 pts
42Point Pleasant, NJ54.9-4.2 pts
43West New York, NJ54.7+1 pts
44River Edge, NJ54.6+3.3 pts
45Freehold, NJ54.1-2.1 pts
45Maywood, NJ54.1+11.7 pts
47Bergenfield, NJ54.1-4 pts
48Palisades Park, NJ53.6+1.1 pts
49Elizabeth, NJ53.5-0.7 pts
50Union City, NJ53.4+0.3 pts
51Burlington, NJ53.4-0.5 pts
52Madison, NJ53.2+6.2 pts
53Sayreville, NJ52.9+7.7 pts
54Garfield, NJ52.9+0.8 pts
55Long Branch, NJ52.8-0.9 pts
56Linden, NJ52.5+2.4 pts
57Bridgeton, NJ52.4-8.8 pts
58Asbury Park, NJ52.2-2.3 pts
59Glassboro, NJ52.2+3.2 pts
60Collingswood, NJ52-1.1 pts
61Phillipsburg, NJ51.9+5.2 pts
62Kearny, NJ51.8+0.9 pts
63Hackensack, NJ51.4+1 pts
64Cliffside Park, NJ51.4+2.9 pts
65Somers Point, NJ51.3+1.2 pts
66Gloucester City, NJ51.2-0.6 pts
67Lodi, NJ50.8-0.4 pts
68New Milford, NJ50.7+2.5 pts
69Manville, NJ50.2-8.5 pts
70South Plainfield, NJ50+3.1 pts
71Elmwood Park, NJ49.9-0.5 pts
72Roselle, NJ49.7-1.3 pts
73Hopatcong, NJ48.8+8.9 pts
74Fort Lee, NJ48.4-2.3 pts
75Red Bank, NJ48+2.6 pts
76Ridgefield Park, NJ47.8-2.6 pts
77Hawthorne, NJ47.8+10.6 pts
78Ridgefield, NJ47.7+0.8 pts
79Woodland Park, NJ47.6-5 pts
80Eatontown, NJ47-5.2 pts
81Wallington, NJ46.9+1.1 pts
82Westwood, NJ46.8-0.9 pts
83Bayonne, NJ46.7-0.7 pts
84Little Ferry, NJ46.7-1.2 pts
85Carteret, NJ46.3+5.4 pts
86Harrison, NJ46.3+0.1 pts
87Hillsdale, NJ45.8-23.4 pts
88Hackettstown, NJ45.7-3 pts
89East Rutherford, NJ45.2+1.5 pts
90Summit, NJ45+6.6 pts
91Jersey City, NJ44.4+0.8 pts
92Middlesex, NJ44.3-1.3 pts
93Wanaque, NJ44.2-1.1 pts
94Florham Park, NJ43.9-3.9 pts
95North Arlington, NJ43.8+7.2 pts
96Somerville, NJ41.9+2.9 pts
97Haddonfield, NJ41.7-3.6 pts
98South Amboy, NJ41.7+9 pts
99Ridgewood, NJ41.4-1.5 pts
100Chatham, NJ41.2-0.3 pts
101Highland Park, NJ40.3+3.6 pts
102Roselle Park, NJ39.7+6.5 pts
103Waldwick, NJ39.1-22.7 pts
104Metuchen, NJ38.2-1 pts
105Wood-Ridge, NJ38-0 pts
106New Providence, NJ37.7+3.9 pts
107Morristown, NJ37.4-1.5 pts
108Bellmawr, NJ36.9-2.1 pts
109Princeton, NJ36.1-5.3 pts
110Westfield, NJ35.8+1.6 pts
111Secaucus, NJ35.7+3 pts
112Tenafly, NJ35.6+1.7 pts
113Hoboken, NJ32.9+2.2 pts
114Lincoln Park, NJ32.1-2.9 pts
115Pompton Lakes, NJ32-1.8 pts
116Rutherford, NJ31.4-0.9 pts
117Kinnelon, NJ27.3+10.6 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Beachwood, NJ, with 75.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Kinnelon, NJ, with 27.3% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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