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

Beachwood, NJ had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 117 cities in 2022, at 75.8%. Kinnelon, NJ had the lowest, at 24.4%. The median was 51% and the figure for New Jersey was 50.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.8Beachwood, NJ
Lowest24.4Kinnelon, NJ
Median51117 cities
New Jersey50.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Beachwood, NJ: 75.8 %Beachwood, NJ75.8Guttenberg, NJ: 71.1 %Guttenberg, NJ71.1Bound Brook, NJ: 68.5 %Bound Brook, NJ68.5Ringwood, NJ: 68.5 %Ringwood, NJ68.5Hammonton, NJ: 67.3 %Hammonton, NJ67.3Perth Amboy, NJ: 66.2 %Perth Amboy, NJ66.2Tinton Falls, NJ: 65.7 %Tinton Falls, NJ65.7Camden, NJ: 64.1 %Camden, NJ64.1Pleasantville, NJ: 63.8 %Pleasantville, NJ63.8Millville, NJ: 63.5 %Millville, NJ63.5Glen Rock, NJ: 62.4 %Glen Rock, NJ62.4Waldwick, NJ: 62.1 %Waldwick, NJ62.1Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 61.2 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ61.2Trenton, NJ: 61 %Trenton, NJ61Dover, NJ: 60.9 %Dover, NJ60.9Plainfield, NJ: 60.7 %Plainfield, NJ60.7Lindenwold, NJ: 60.6 %Lindenwold, NJ60.6Freehold, NJ: 60.3 %Freehold, NJ60.3Hillsdale, NJ: 60.1 %Hillsdale, NJ60.1Atlantic City, NJ: 60.1 %Atlantic City, NJ60.1New Brunswick, NJ: 59.4 %New Brunswick, NJ59.4Franklin Lakes, NJ: 58.7 %Franklin Lakes, NJ58.7Manville, NJ: 58.3 %Manville, NJ58.3River Edge, NJ: 58.3 %River Edge, NJ58.3Collingswood, NJ: 58 %Collingswood, NJ58Bridgeton, NJ: 58 %Bridgeton, NJ58Newark, NJ: 57.8 %Newark, NJ57.8Paterson, NJ: 57.5 %Paterson, NJ57.5Englewood, NJ: 57.4 %Englewood, NJ57.4Vineland, NJ: 56.6 %Vineland, NJ56.6Fairview, NJ: 56.4 %Fairview, NJ56.4Elmwood Park, NJ: 56.3 %Elmwood Park, NJ56.3Asbury Park, NJ: 56.2 %Asbury Park, NJ56.2Somers Point, NJ: 56.1 %Somers Point, NJ56.1Paramus, NJ: 55.6 %Paramus, NJ55.6Bergenfield, NJ: 55.1 %Bergenfield, NJ55.1Elizabeth, NJ: 55 %Elizabeth, NJ55Point Pleasant, NJ: 54.8 %Point Pleasant, NJ54.8Dumont, NJ: 54.7 %Dumont, NJ54.7Union City, NJ: 54.6 %Union City, NJ54.6Beachwood, NJ: 75.8 %Beachwood, NJ75.8Guttenberg, NJ: 71.1 %Guttenberg, NJ71.1Bound Brook, NJ: 68.5 %Bound Brook, NJ68.5Ringwood, NJ: 68.5 %Ringwood, NJ68.5Hammonton, NJ: 67.3 %Hammonton, NJ67.3Perth Amboy, NJ: 66.2 %Perth Amboy, NJ66.2Tinton Falls, NJ: 65.7 %Tinton Falls, NJ65.7Camden, NJ: 64.1 %Camden, NJ64.1Pleasantville, NJ: 63.8 %Pleasantville, NJ63.8Millville, NJ: 63.5 %Millville, NJ63.5Glen Rock, NJ: 62.4 %Glen Rock, NJ62.4Waldwick, NJ: 62.1 %Waldwick, NJ62.1Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 61.2 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ61.2Trenton, NJ: 61 %Trenton, NJ61Dover, NJ: 60.9 %Dover, NJ60.9Plainfield, NJ: 60.7 %Plainfield, NJ60.7Lindenwold, NJ: 60.6 %Lindenwold, NJ60.6Freehold, NJ: 60.3 %Freehold, NJ60.3Hillsdale, NJ: 60.1 %Hillsdale, NJ60.1Atlantic City, NJ: 60.1 %Atlantic City, NJ60.1New Brunswick, NJ: 59.4 %New Brunswick, NJ59.4Franklin Lakes, NJ: 58.7 %Franklin Lakes, NJ58.7Manville, NJ: 58.3 %Manville, NJ58.3River Edge, NJ: 58.3 %River Edge, NJ58.3Collingswood, NJ: 58 %Collingswood, NJ58Bridgeton, NJ: 58 %Bridgeton, NJ58Newark, NJ: 57.8 %Newark, NJ57.8Paterson, NJ: 57.5 %Paterson, NJ57.5Englewood, NJ: 57.4 %Englewood, NJ57.4Vineland, NJ: 56.6 %Vineland, NJ56.6Fairview, NJ: 56.4 %Fairview, NJ56.4Elmwood Park, NJ: 56.3 %Elmwood Park, NJ56.3Asbury Park, NJ: 56.2 %Asbury Park, NJ56.2Somers Point, NJ: 56.1 %Somers Point, NJ56.1Paramus, NJ: 55.6 %Paramus, NJ55.6Bergenfield, NJ: 55.1 %Bergenfield, NJ55.1Elizabeth, NJ: 55 %Elizabeth, NJ55Point Pleasant, NJ: 54.8 %Point Pleasant, NJ54.8Dumont, NJ: 54.7 %Dumont, NJ54.7Union City, NJ: 54.6 %Union City, NJ54.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Beachwood, NJ75.8+8 pts
2Guttenberg, NJ71.1+0.9 pts
3Bound Brook, NJ68.5-0 pts
4Ringwood, NJ68.5+14.9 pts
5Hammonton, NJ67.3+8.2 pts
6Perth Amboy, NJ66.2+0.5 pts
7Tinton Falls, NJ65.7-1.5 pts
8Camden, NJ64.1-1.5 pts
9Pleasantville, NJ63.8-1.7 pts
10Millville, NJ63.5+0.3 pts
11Glen Rock, NJ62.4+18.7 pts
12Waldwick, NJ62.1+3.6 pts
13Hasbrouck Heights, NJ61.2+2.3 pts
14Trenton, NJ61-0.2 pts
15Dover, NJ60.9-0.2 pts
16Plainfield, NJ60.7+5.2 pts
17Lindenwold, NJ60.6+1.2 pts
18Freehold, NJ60.3+0.9 pts
19Hillsdale, NJ60.1+1.2 pts
20Atlantic City, NJ60.1-1.5 pts
21New Brunswick, NJ59.4-1.5 pts
22Franklin Lakes, NJ58.7-4.5 pts
23Manville, NJ58.3+2.9 pts
23River Edge, NJ58.3+4.9 pts
25Collingswood, NJ58+2.9 pts
26Bridgeton, NJ58-1.2 pts
27Newark, NJ57.8-0.9 pts
28Paterson, NJ57.5+2.1 pts
29Englewood, NJ57.4+6 pts
30Vineland, NJ56.6-2 pts
31Fairview, NJ56.4+3.8 pts
32Elmwood Park, NJ56.3-1 pts
33Asbury Park, NJ56.2-1.4 pts
34Somers Point, NJ56.1-1.7 pts
35Paramus, NJ55.6+1.5 pts
36Bergenfield, NJ55.1+4.9 pts
37Elizabeth, NJ55+0.4 pts
38Point Pleasant, NJ54.8+3.1 pts
39Dumont, NJ54.7-1 pts
40Union City, NJ54.6-2.5 pts
41Pine Hill, NJ54.3-6.6 pts
42Ocean City, NJ53.9+1.3 pts
43Middlesex, NJ53.7-13.2 pts
44Clifton, NJ53.6-3 pts
44Passaic, NJ53.6-1.9 pts
46Roselle, NJ53.2-5.8 pts
47Burlington, NJ53.1+1.8 pts
48Rahway, NJ52.8+1.2 pts
48Woodland Park, NJ52.8+1.4 pts
50Westwood, NJ52.2-4.5 pts
51Lodi, NJ52.1-1.7 pts
52Little Ferry, NJ52.1+5.6 pts
53Long Branch, NJ52-2 pts
54Palisades Park, NJ51.5-3.9 pts
55Linden, NJ51.3+3 pts
56East Orange, NJ51.3+2.8 pts
57Fair Lawn, NJ51.2+4.4 pts
58West New York, NJ51.1+3.4 pts
59Ridgefield Park, NJ51+4.5 pts
60Florham Park, NJ51+4.8 pts
61Glassboro, NJ50.9-3.4 pts
62Woodbury, NJ50.6+0.2 pts
63North Plainfield, NJ50.3-0.7 pts
64Cliffside Park, NJ50.3+1.7 pts
65Gloucester City, NJ49.9+0.7 pts
66Garfield, NJ49.7+1.3 pts
67Hackensack, NJ49.3+2.9 pts
68Kearny, NJ49.1+0.7 pts
69Hackettstown, NJ49.1-3.5 pts
70South River, NJ48.8-11.5 pts
71Eatontown, NJ48.6-2 pts
72Fort Lee, NJ48.4+1.8 pts
73Phillipsburg, NJ48.4+3.7 pts
74Harrison, NJ47.6+4.3 pts
75Hawthorne, NJ47.5-1.7 pts
76Ramsey, NJ47-0.5 pts
77Montvale, NJ46.5+22.9 pts
78Sayreville, NJ46+0.6 pts
79Red Bank, NJ45.9+1 pts
80Ridgefield, NJ45.3-5.2 pts
81Totowa, NJ45.2+4 pts
82Bayonne, NJ44.1-2.9 pts
83Carteret, NJ43.9-4.4 pts
84Madison, NJ43.2-0.3 pts
85Wood-Ridge, NJ43.2-4.8 pts
86Jersey City, NJ43-0.6 pts
87Metuchen, NJ42.8-3.5 pts
88New Milford, NJ42.7+1 pts
89Ridgewood, NJ41.4-0.6 pts
90Highland Park, NJ41.3-3.8 pts
91Wanaque, NJ41.2+2.4 pts
92Edgewater, NJ40.6+0.1 pts
93Chatham, NJ40.5+2.9 pts
94North Arlington, NJ40.4-0.1 pts
95Wallington, NJ40.1+3.5 pts
96Haddonfield, NJ39.5-3.4 pts
97Princeton, NJ39.3+2.8 pts
98Bellmawr, NJ39.2+1.1 pts
99Maywood, NJ39-5.9 pts
100East Rutherford, NJ39+0.4 pts
101South Amboy, NJ38.8-0.2 pts
102Summit, NJ38.5+0.1 pts
103Hopatcong, NJ38.2+4.5 pts
104Oakland, NJ37.8-11.1 pts
105Roselle Park, NJ37.5+4.6 pts
106Pompton Lakes, NJ36.9+6 pts
107Morristown, NJ36.6-0.2 pts
108New Providence, NJ36.3-8 pts
109Tenafly, NJ36.1-5.7 pts
110Somerville, NJ35.9-5 pts
111South Plainfield, NJ35.1+2.1 pts
112Westfield, NJ34.8+1.9 pts
113Rutherford, NJ34.6+1.4 pts
114Secaucus, NJ33.2-0.8 pts
115Hoboken, NJ31.3+2.5 pts
116Lincoln Park, NJ29.7-2.1 pts
117Kinnelon, NJ24.4-2 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities?period=2022 (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 75.8% in 2022, 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 24.4% in 2022.

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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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