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

Hillsdale, NJ had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 117 cities in 2023, at 69.2%. Kinnelon, NJ had the lowest, at 16.7%. The median was 51.4% and the figure for New Jersey was 50.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.2Hillsdale, NJ
Lowest16.7Kinnelon, NJ
Median51.4117 cities
New Jersey50.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Hillsdale, NJ: 69.2 %Hillsdale, NJ69.2Franklin Lakes, NJ: 68.8 %Franklin Lakes, NJ68.8Bound Brook, NJ: 68 %Bound Brook, NJ68Beachwood, NJ: 65.7 %Beachwood, NJ65.7Dover, NJ: 65.3 %Dover, NJ65.3Perth Amboy, NJ: 64.6 %Perth Amboy, NJ64.6Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 64.5 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ64.5Lindenwold, NJ: 63.7 %Lindenwold, NJ63.7Hammonton, NJ: 62.8 %Hammonton, NJ62.8Guttenberg, NJ: 61.9 %Guttenberg, NJ61.9Waldwick, NJ: 61.8 %Waldwick, NJ61.8Bridgeton, NJ: 61.1 %Bridgeton, NJ61.1Camden, NJ: 60.6 %Camden, NJ60.6Tinton Falls, NJ: 60.6 %Tinton Falls, NJ60.6Ringwood, NJ: 60 %Ringwood, NJ60Englewood, NJ: 59.7 %Englewood, NJ59.7Point Pleasant, NJ: 59.1 %Point Pleasant, NJ59.1Montvale, NJ: 59.1 %Montvale, NJ59.1Paterson, NJ: 58.9 %Paterson, NJ58.9Trenton, NJ: 58.8 %Trenton, NJ58.8Ocean City, NJ: 58.8 %Ocean City, NJ58.8Manville, NJ: 58.7 %Manville, NJ58.7New Brunswick, NJ: 58.6 %New Brunswick, NJ58.6Millville, NJ: 58.5 %Millville, NJ58.5Atlantic City, NJ: 58.2 %Atlantic City, NJ58.2Newark, NJ: 58.2 %Newark, NJ58.2Bergenfield, NJ: 58.1 %Bergenfield, NJ58.1Fair Lawn, NJ: 57.9 %Fair Lawn, NJ57.9Oakland, NJ: 57.8 %Oakland, NJ57.8Plainfield, NJ: 57.8 %Plainfield, NJ57.8Glen Rock, NJ: 57.6 %Glen Rock, NJ57.6Pleasantville, NJ: 57.4 %Pleasantville, NJ57.4Paramus, NJ: 57.3 %Paramus, NJ57.3Dumont, NJ: 56.4 %Dumont, NJ56.4Freehold, NJ: 56.3 %Freehold, NJ56.3Passaic, NJ: 55.4 %Passaic, NJ55.4Asbury Park, NJ: 54.5 %Asbury Park, NJ54.5Elizabeth, NJ: 54.2 %Elizabeth, NJ54.2North Plainfield, NJ: 54.1 %North Plainfield, NJ54.1Pine Hill, NJ: 54.1 %Pine Hill, NJ54.1Hillsdale, NJ: 69.2 %Hillsdale, NJ69.2Franklin Lakes, NJ: 68.8 %Franklin Lakes, NJ68.8Bound Brook, NJ: 68 %Bound Brook, NJ68Beachwood, NJ: 65.7 %Beachwood, NJ65.7Dover, NJ: 65.3 %Dover, NJ65.3Perth Amboy, NJ: 64.6 %Perth Amboy, NJ64.6Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 64.5 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ64.5Lindenwold, NJ: 63.7 %Lindenwold, NJ63.7Hammonton, NJ: 62.8 %Hammonton, NJ62.8Guttenberg, NJ: 61.9 %Guttenberg, NJ61.9Waldwick, NJ: 61.8 %Waldwick, NJ61.8Bridgeton, NJ: 61.1 %Bridgeton, NJ61.1Camden, NJ: 60.6 %Camden, NJ60.6Tinton Falls, NJ: 60.6 %Tinton Falls, NJ60.6Ringwood, NJ: 60 %Ringwood, NJ60Englewood, NJ: 59.7 %Englewood, NJ59.7Point Pleasant, NJ: 59.1 %Point Pleasant, NJ59.1Montvale, NJ: 59.1 %Montvale, NJ59.1Paterson, NJ: 58.9 %Paterson, NJ58.9Trenton, NJ: 58.8 %Trenton, NJ58.8Ocean City, NJ: 58.8 %Ocean City, NJ58.8Manville, NJ: 58.7 %Manville, NJ58.7New Brunswick, NJ: 58.6 %New Brunswick, NJ58.6Millville, NJ: 58.5 %Millville, NJ58.5Atlantic City, NJ: 58.2 %Atlantic City, NJ58.2Newark, NJ: 58.2 %Newark, NJ58.2Bergenfield, NJ: 58.1 %Bergenfield, NJ58.1Fair Lawn, NJ: 57.9 %Fair Lawn, NJ57.9Oakland, NJ: 57.8 %Oakland, NJ57.8Plainfield, NJ: 57.8 %Plainfield, NJ57.8Glen Rock, NJ: 57.6 %Glen Rock, NJ57.6Pleasantville, NJ: 57.4 %Pleasantville, NJ57.4Paramus, NJ: 57.3 %Paramus, NJ57.3Dumont, NJ: 56.4 %Dumont, NJ56.4Freehold, NJ: 56.3 %Freehold, NJ56.3Passaic, NJ: 55.4 %Passaic, NJ55.4Asbury Park, NJ: 54.5 %Asbury Park, NJ54.5Elizabeth, NJ: 54.2 %Elizabeth, NJ54.2North Plainfield, NJ: 54.1 %North Plainfield, NJ54.1Pine Hill, NJ: 54.1 %Pine Hill, NJ54.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hillsdale, NJ69.2+9 pts
2Franklin Lakes, NJ68.8+10.2 pts
3Bound Brook, NJ68-0.5 pts
4Beachwood, NJ65.7-10.2 pts
5Dover, NJ65.3+4.4 pts
6Perth Amboy, NJ64.6-1.6 pts
7Hasbrouck Heights, NJ64.5+3.3 pts
8Lindenwold, NJ63.7+3.2 pts
9Hammonton, NJ62.8-4.5 pts
10Guttenberg, NJ61.9-9.2 pts
11Waldwick, NJ61.8-0.4 pts
12Bridgeton, NJ61.1+3.1 pts
13Camden, NJ60.6-3.5 pts
14Tinton Falls, NJ60.6-5.2 pts
15Ringwood, NJ60-8.5 pts
16Englewood, NJ59.7+2.3 pts
17Point Pleasant, NJ59.1+4.3 pts
18Montvale, NJ59.1+12.6 pts
19Paterson, NJ58.9+1.4 pts
20Trenton, NJ58.8-2.2 pts
21Ocean City, NJ58.8+4.9 pts
22Manville, NJ58.7+0.4 pts
23New Brunswick, NJ58.6-0.8 pts
24Millville, NJ58.5-5 pts
25Atlantic City, NJ58.2-1.9 pts
26Newark, NJ58.2+0.4 pts
27Bergenfield, NJ58.1+2.9 pts
28Fair Lawn, NJ57.9+6.7 pts
29Oakland, NJ57.8+20 pts
30Plainfield, NJ57.8-2.9 pts
31Glen Rock, NJ57.6-4.9 pts
32Pleasantville, NJ57.4-6.4 pts
33Paramus, NJ57.3+1.7 pts
34Dumont, NJ56.4+1.7 pts
35Freehold, NJ56.3-4.1 pts
36Passaic, NJ55.4+1.8 pts
37Asbury Park, NJ54.5-1.6 pts
38Elizabeth, NJ54.2-0.8 pts
39North Plainfield, NJ54.1+3.8 pts
40Pine Hill, NJ54.1-0.3 pts
41Fairview, NJ54.1-2.4 pts
42Burlington, NJ53.9+0.8 pts
43Ramsey, NJ53.8+6.8 pts
44West New York, NJ53.7+2.7 pts
45Long Branch, NJ53.6+1.6 pts
46Woodbury, NJ53.1+2.5 pts
47Union City, NJ53.1-1.5 pts
48Collingswood, NJ53.1-5 pts
49Clifton, NJ52.8-0.8 pts
50Woodland Park, NJ52.6-0.2 pts
51Palisades Park, NJ52.5+1 pts
52South River, NJ52.4+3.6 pts
53Eatontown, NJ52.2+3.6 pts
54Garfield, NJ52+2.3 pts
55Rahway, NJ51.9-0.9 pts
56Vineland, NJ51.9-4.7 pts
57Gloucester City, NJ51.8+1.9 pts
58East Orange, NJ51.5+0.2 pts
59River Edge, NJ51.4-7 pts
60Lodi, NJ51.2-0.9 pts
61Roselle, NJ51-2.2 pts
62Kearny, NJ50.9+1.7 pts
63Fort Lee, NJ50.7+2.3 pts
64Ridgefield Park, NJ50.4-0.6 pts
65Elmwood Park, NJ50.4-5.9 pts
66Hackensack, NJ50.4+1.1 pts
67Totowa, NJ50.2+5 pts
68Linden, NJ50.1-1.2 pts
69Somers Point, NJ50.1-6 pts
70Glassboro, NJ49-1.9 pts
71Hackettstown, NJ48.7-0.4 pts
72Cliffside Park, NJ48.4-1.9 pts
73New Milford, NJ48.2+5.5 pts
74Little Ferry, NJ47.9-4.3 pts
75Florham Park, NJ47.7-3.2 pts
76Westwood, NJ47.6-4.5 pts
77Bayonne, NJ47.4+3.3 pts
78Madison, NJ47+3.7 pts
79Ridgefield, NJ46.9+1.6 pts
80South Plainfield, NJ46.9+11.7 pts
81Phillipsburg, NJ46.8-1.6 pts
82Harrison, NJ46.2-1.4 pts
83Wallington, NJ45.8+5.7 pts
84Middlesex, NJ45.6-8.1 pts
85Red Bank, NJ45.3-0.5 pts
86Wanaque, NJ45.3+4.1 pts
87Haddonfield, NJ45.3+5.7 pts
88Sayreville, NJ45.2-0.8 pts
89Edgewater, NJ44.1+3.4 pts
90East Rutherford, NJ43.8+4.8 pts
91Jersey City, NJ43.6+0.6 pts
92Ridgewood, NJ42.9+1.5 pts
93Maywood, NJ42.4+3.4 pts
94Chatham, NJ41.5+1 pts
95Princeton, NJ41.4+2.1 pts
96Carteret, NJ40.9-3 pts
97Hopatcong, NJ39.9+1.7 pts
98Metuchen, NJ39.2-3.5 pts
99Bellmawr, NJ39.1-0.1 pts
100Somerville, NJ39+3.2 pts
101Morristown, NJ38.9+2.3 pts
102Summit, NJ38.4-0.2 pts
103Wood-Ridge, NJ38.1-5.1 pts
104Hawthorne, NJ37.2-10.3 pts
105Highland Park, NJ36.6-4.7 pts
105North Arlington, NJ36.6-3.8 pts
107Lincoln Park, NJ35+5.3 pts
108Westfield, NJ34.2-0.6 pts
109New Providence, NJ33.9-2.5 pts
109Tenafly, NJ33.9-2.2 pts
111Pompton Lakes, NJ33.8-3.1 pts
112Roselle Park, NJ33.2-4.4 pts
113Secaucus, NJ32.7-0.4 pts
114South Amboy, NJ32.7-6.1 pts
115Rutherford, NJ32.3-2.4 pts
116Hoboken, NJ30.7-0.6 pts
117Kinnelon, NJ16.7-7.7 pts

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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-jersey-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hillsdale, NJ, with 69.2% in 2023, 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 16.7% in 2023.

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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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