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

Guttenberg, NJ had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 117 cities in 2021, at 70.2%. Montvale, NJ had the lowest, at 23.6%. The median was 50.3% and the figure for New Jersey was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.2Guttenberg, NJ
Lowest23.6Montvale, NJ
Median50.3117 cities
New Jersey50.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Guttenberg, NJ: 70.2 %Guttenberg, NJ70.2Bound Brook, NJ: 68.5 %Bound Brook, NJ68.5Beachwood, NJ: 67.8 %Beachwood, NJ67.8Tinton Falls, NJ: 67.2 %Tinton Falls, NJ67.2Middlesex, NJ: 66.9 %Middlesex, NJ66.9Perth Amboy, NJ: 65.7 %Perth Amboy, NJ65.7Camden, NJ: 65.7 %Camden, NJ65.7Pleasantville, NJ: 65.6 %Pleasantville, NJ65.6Millville, NJ: 63.3 %Millville, NJ63.3Franklin Lakes, NJ: 63.2 %Franklin Lakes, NJ63.2Atlantic City, NJ: 61.6 %Atlantic City, NJ61.6Trenton, NJ: 61.1 %Trenton, NJ61.1Dover, NJ: 61.1 %Dover, NJ61.1Pine Hill, NJ: 61 %Pine Hill, NJ61New Brunswick, NJ: 60.9 %New Brunswick, NJ60.9South River, NJ: 60.3 %South River, NJ60.3Freehold, NJ: 59.4 %Freehold, NJ59.4Lindenwold, NJ: 59.3 %Lindenwold, NJ59.3Bridgeton, NJ: 59.2 %Bridgeton, NJ59.2Hammonton, NJ: 59.2 %Hammonton, NJ59.2Roselle, NJ: 59 %Roselle, NJ59Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 58.9 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ58.9Hillsdale, NJ: 58.9 %Hillsdale, NJ58.9Newark, NJ: 58.7 %Newark, NJ58.7Vineland, NJ: 58.6 %Vineland, NJ58.6Waldwick, NJ: 58.5 %Waldwick, NJ58.5Somers Point, NJ: 57.8 %Somers Point, NJ57.8Asbury Park, NJ: 57.5 %Asbury Park, NJ57.5Elmwood Park, NJ: 57.3 %Elmwood Park, NJ57.3Union City, NJ: 57.1 %Union City, NJ57.1Westwood, NJ: 56.7 %Westwood, NJ56.7Clifton, NJ: 56.6 %Clifton, NJ56.6Dumont, NJ: 55.7 %Dumont, NJ55.7Passaic, NJ: 55.5 %Passaic, NJ55.5Plainfield, NJ: 55.5 %Plainfield, NJ55.5Paterson, NJ: 55.4 %Paterson, NJ55.4Manville, NJ: 55.4 %Manville, NJ55.4Palisades Park, NJ: 55.4 %Palisades Park, NJ55.4Collingswood, NJ: 55.1 %Collingswood, NJ55.1Elizabeth, NJ: 54.6 %Elizabeth, NJ54.6Guttenberg, NJ: 70.2 %Guttenberg, NJ70.2Bound Brook, NJ: 68.5 %Bound Brook, NJ68.5Beachwood, NJ: 67.8 %Beachwood, NJ67.8Tinton Falls, NJ: 67.2 %Tinton Falls, NJ67.2Middlesex, NJ: 66.9 %Middlesex, NJ66.9Perth Amboy, NJ: 65.7 %Perth Amboy, NJ65.7Camden, NJ: 65.7 %Camden, NJ65.7Pleasantville, NJ: 65.6 %Pleasantville, NJ65.6Millville, NJ: 63.3 %Millville, NJ63.3Franklin Lakes, NJ: 63.2 %Franklin Lakes, NJ63.2Atlantic City, NJ: 61.6 %Atlantic City, NJ61.6Trenton, NJ: 61.1 %Trenton, NJ61.1Dover, NJ: 61.1 %Dover, NJ61.1Pine Hill, NJ: 61 %Pine Hill, NJ61New Brunswick, NJ: 60.9 %New Brunswick, NJ60.9South River, NJ: 60.3 %South River, NJ60.3Freehold, NJ: 59.4 %Freehold, NJ59.4Lindenwold, NJ: 59.3 %Lindenwold, NJ59.3Bridgeton, NJ: 59.2 %Bridgeton, NJ59.2Hammonton, NJ: 59.2 %Hammonton, NJ59.2Roselle, NJ: 59 %Roselle, NJ59Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 58.9 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ58.9Hillsdale, NJ: 58.9 %Hillsdale, NJ58.9Newark, NJ: 58.7 %Newark, NJ58.7Vineland, NJ: 58.6 %Vineland, NJ58.6Waldwick, NJ: 58.5 %Waldwick, NJ58.5Somers Point, NJ: 57.8 %Somers Point, NJ57.8Asbury Park, NJ: 57.5 %Asbury Park, NJ57.5Elmwood Park, NJ: 57.3 %Elmwood Park, NJ57.3Union City, NJ: 57.1 %Union City, NJ57.1Westwood, NJ: 56.7 %Westwood, NJ56.7Clifton, NJ: 56.6 %Clifton, NJ56.6Dumont, NJ: 55.7 %Dumont, NJ55.7Passaic, NJ: 55.5 %Passaic, NJ55.5Plainfield, NJ: 55.5 %Plainfield, NJ55.5Paterson, NJ: 55.4 %Paterson, NJ55.4Manville, NJ: 55.4 %Manville, NJ55.4Palisades Park, NJ: 55.4 %Palisades Park, NJ55.4Collingswood, NJ: 55.1 %Collingswood, NJ55.1Elizabeth, NJ: 54.6 %Elizabeth, NJ54.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Guttenberg, NJ70.2
2Bound Brook, NJ68.5
3Beachwood, NJ67.8
4Tinton Falls, NJ67.2
5Middlesex, NJ66.9
6Perth Amboy, NJ65.7
7Camden, NJ65.7
8Pleasantville, NJ65.6
9Millville, NJ63.3
10Franklin Lakes, NJ63.2
11Atlantic City, NJ61.6
12Trenton, NJ61.1
13Dover, NJ61.1
14Pine Hill, NJ61
15New Brunswick, NJ60.9
16South River, NJ60.3
17Freehold, NJ59.4
18Lindenwold, NJ59.3
19Bridgeton, NJ59.2
20Hammonton, NJ59.2
21Roselle, NJ59
22Hasbrouck Heights, NJ58.9
23Hillsdale, NJ58.9
24Newark, NJ58.7
25Vineland, NJ58.6
26Waldwick, NJ58.5
27Somers Point, NJ57.8
28Asbury Park, NJ57.5
29Elmwood Park, NJ57.3
30Union City, NJ57.1
31Westwood, NJ56.7
32Clifton, NJ56.6
33Dumont, NJ55.7
34Passaic, NJ55.5
35Plainfield, NJ55.5
36Paterson, NJ55.4
37Manville, NJ55.4
38Palisades Park, NJ55.4
39Collingswood, NJ55.1
40Elizabeth, NJ54.6
41Glassboro, NJ54.4
42Long Branch, NJ54.1
43Paramus, NJ54
44Lodi, NJ53.8
45Ringwood, NJ53.6
46River Edge, NJ53.5
47Fairview, NJ52.7
47Ocean City, NJ52.7
49Hackettstown, NJ52.5
50Point Pleasant, NJ51.7
51Rahway, NJ51.6
52Woodland Park, NJ51.4
53Englewood, NJ51.4
54Burlington, NJ51.3
55North Plainfield, NJ51.1
56Eatontown, NJ50.6
57Ridgefield, NJ50.5
58Woodbury, NJ50.4
59Bergenfield, NJ50.3
60Hawthorne, NJ49.2
61Gloucester City, NJ49.2
62Oakland, NJ48.9
63Cliffside Park, NJ48.6
64East Orange, NJ48.4
65Kearny, NJ48.4
66Linden, NJ48.4
67Carteret, NJ48.3
67Garfield, NJ48.3
69Wood-Ridge, NJ48
70West New York, NJ47.7
71Ramsey, NJ47.5
72Bayonne, NJ47
73Fair Lawn, NJ46.8
74Fort Lee, NJ46.6
75Little Ferry, NJ46.5
76Ridgefield Park, NJ46.5
77Hackensack, NJ46.4
78Metuchen, NJ46.3
79Florham Park, NJ46.2
80Sayreville, NJ45.4
81Highland Park, NJ45.1
82Maywood, NJ45
83Red Bank, NJ44.8
84Phillipsburg, NJ44.7
85New Providence, NJ44.3
86Glen Rock, NJ43.8
87Jersey City, NJ43.6
88Madison, NJ43.6
89Harrison, NJ43.3
90Haddonfield, NJ43
91Ridgewood, NJ42
92New Milford, NJ41.7
92Tenafly, NJ41.7
94Totowa, NJ41.2
95Somerville, NJ40.9
96North Arlington, NJ40.5
97Edgewater, NJ40.5
98South Amboy, NJ39
99Wanaque, NJ38.9
100East Rutherford, NJ38.6
101Summit, NJ38.5
102Bellmawr, NJ38.1
103Chatham, NJ37.6
104Morristown, NJ36.8
105Wallington, NJ36.6
106Princeton, NJ36.5
107Secaucus, NJ34
108Hopatcong, NJ33.7
109Rutherford, NJ33.2
110South Plainfield, NJ33
111Westfield, NJ33
112Roselle Park, NJ32.9
113Lincoln Park, NJ31.8
114Pompton Lakes, NJ30.9
115Hoboken, NJ28.8
116Kinnelon, NJ26.4
117Montvale, NJ23.6

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/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 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Guttenberg, NJ, with 70.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Montvale, NJ, with 23.6% in 2021.

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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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