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Among the 100 largest places in New Jersey, Ocean Acres has the highest homeownership (95.8%), followed by Bradley Gardens and Colonia. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 100 places in New Jersey that we cover, the median is 57.6% and the average 57.0%; the figure runs from 95.8% (Ocean Acres) to 19.1% (Union City). That is a spread of 5.0 times between the two ends. The state figure is 63.8%; 41 of the 100 places are above it and 59 at or below.
The first five are Ocean Acres, Bradley Gardens, Colonia, West Freehold, Hopatcong. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Acres (unincorporated) | Ocean County | 95.8% | 19,204 | $121,924 | $2,241 |
| 2 | Bradley Gardens (unincorporated) | Somerset County | 90.2% | 14,165 | $177,849 | $2,670 |
| 3 | Colonia (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 88.9% | 18,587 | $122,713 | $2,047 |
| 4 | West Freehold (unincorporated) | Monmouth County | 87.4% | 14,883 | $130,800 | $2,144 |
| 5 | Hopatcong | Sussex County | 87.1% | 14,565 | $115,758 | $1,777 |
| 6 | Short Hills (unincorporated) | Essex County | 86.5% | 14,923 | $250,001 | $3,126 |
| 7 | South Plainfield | Middlesex County | 85.9% | 24,473 | $130,239 | $2,107 |
| 8 | Mercerville (unincorporated) | Mercer County | 84.7% | 13,535 | $128,277 | $1,621 |
| 9 | Springdale (unincorporated) | Camden County | 84.2% | 15,173 | $164,796 | $879 |
| 10 | Tinton Falls | Monmouth County | 84.1% | 19,361 | $117,308 | $1,746 |
| 11 | Sicklerville (unincorporated) | Camden County | 83.2% | 44,998 | $105,602 | $1,566 |
| 12 | Paramus | Bergen County | 82.6% | 26,568 | $144,349 | $3,032 |
| 13 | Ridgewood | Bergen County | 82.5% | 26,308 | $208,211 | $2,499 |
| 14 | Toms River (unincorporated) | Ocean County | 81.8% | 94,956 | $100,137 | $1,731 |
| 15 | Williamstown (unincorporated) | Gloucester County | 81.7% | 14,705 | $89,414 | $1,266 |
| 16 | Point Pleasant | Ocean County | 81.6% | 19,334 | $115,625 | $1,930 |
| 17 | Westfield | Union County | 81.1% | 31,111 | $232,629 | $2,357 |
| 18 | Hillsborough (unincorporated) | Somerset County | 79.9% | 22,585 | $144,112 | $1,986 |
| 19 | Ramsey | Bergen County | 79.2% | 14,805 | $160,996 | $2,245 |
| 20 | Moorestown-Lenola (unincorporated) | Burlington County | 79.1% | 14,625 | $138,398 | $1,648 |
| 21 | Fair Lawn | Bergen County | 78.1% | 35,610 | $144,574 | $1,917 |
| 22 | New Providence | Union County | 75.8% | 13,727 | $161,599 | $1,903 |
| 23 | Metuchen | Middlesex County | 74.6% | 15,144 | $158,052 | $2,078 |
| 24 | Old Bridge (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 73.9% | 28,236 | $111,996 | $1,459 |
| 25 | Middlesex | Middlesex County | 73.9% | 14,645 | $105,000 | $1,416 |
| 26 | Somerset (unincorporated) | Somerset County | 72.9% | 22,720 | $121,028 | $2,121 |
| 27 | Dumont | Bergen County | 72.7% | 18,279 | $126,071 | $1,787 |
| 28 | Tenafly | Bergen County | 71.7% | 15,319 | $208,200 | $3,501 |
| 29 | Cherry Hill Mall (unincorporated) | Camden County | 71.4% | 14,541 | $103,708 | $2,132 |
| 30 | Hammonton | Atlantic County | 70.8% | 14,840 | $78,087 | $1,611 |
| 31 | Preakness (unincorporated) | Passaic County | 70.6% | 18,520 | $133,205 | $1,918 |
| 32 | Bergenfield | Bergen County | 70.6% | 28,450 | $130,045 | $1,752 |
| 33 | Vineland | Cumberland County | 69.9% | 61,006 | $67,860 | $1,233 |
| 34 | Florham Park | Morris County | 69.8% | 13,564 | $158,696 | $3,109 |
| 35 | Hawthorne | Passaic County | 69.0% | 19,628 | $110,237 | $1,830 |
| 36 | Summit | Union County | 68.3% | 22,705 | $190,304 | $2,430 |
| 37 | South River | Middlesex County | 65.6% | 16,124 | $96,147 | $1,675 |
| 38 | Westmont (unincorporated) | Camden County | 65.4% | 14,195 | $115,317 | $1,754 |
| 39 | Iselin (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 65.3% | 19,551 | $109,500 | $2,113 |
| 40 | Rutherford | Bergen County | 64.3% | 18,894 | $143,153 | $1,966 |
| 41 | Millville | Cumberland County | 64.1% | 27,511 | $70,275 | $1,261 |
| 42 | Madison | Morris County | 63.8% | 16,447 | $171,471 | $2,253 |
| 43 | Sayreville | Middlesex County | 63.0% | 45,838 | $99,979 | $1,711 |
| 44 | New Milford | Bergen County | 61.4% | 16,995 | $114,889 | $1,765 |
| 45 | Glassboro | Gloucester County | 59.8% | 23,717 | $87,278 | $1,687 |
| 46 | Clifton | Passaic County | 59.6% | 89,379 | $98,237 | $1,711 |
| 47 | Linden | Union County | 59.5% | 44,192 | $92,915 | $1,731 |
| 48 | Roselle Park | Union County | 59.1% | 14,093 | $109,679 | $1,663 |
| 49 | Eatontown | Monmouth County | 58.1% | 13,575 | $90,463 | $1,601 |
| 50 | Phillipsburg | Warren County | 57.6% | 15,299 | $68,324 | $1,167 |
| 51 | Elmwood Park | Bergen County | 57.5% | 21,412 | $101,740 | $2,074 |
| 52 | Collingswood | Camden County | 57.0% | 14,205 | $90,184 | $1,488 |
| 53 | Fort Lee | Bergen County | 55.4% | 40,067 | $107,274 | $2,270 |
| 54 | Princeton | Mercer County | 55.4% | 30,756 | $192,079 | $2,636 |
| 55 | Roselle | Union County | 54.7% | 22,646 | $92,762 | $1,567 |
| 56 | Carteret | Middlesex County | 54.7% | 25,496 | $96,862 | $2,032 |
| 57 | Englewood | Bergen County | 54.5% | 29,638 | $102,571 | $1,977 |
| 58 | North Plainfield | Somerset County | 53.3% | 22,809 | $87,349 | $1,752 |
| 59 | Woodbridge (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 52.6% | 20,756 | $104,926 | $2,091 |
| 60 | Avenel (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 52.3% | 17,121 | $101,670 | $1,906 |
| 61 | Rahway | Union County | 51.5% | 30,109 | $91,461 | $1,845 |
| 62 | Cliffside Park | Bergen County | 51.4% | 25,781 | $93,452 | $1,837 |
| 63 | Secaucus | Hudson County | 50.6% | 21,778 | $139,821 | $2,391 |
| 64 | Parsippany (unincorporated) | Morris County | 48.4% | 21,345 | $99,405 | $1,742 |
| 65 | Pleasantville | Atlantic County | 48.0% | 20,712 | $53,661 | $1,354 |
| 66 | Dover | Morris County | 46.0% | 18,563 | $73,737 | $1,825 |
| 67 | Plainfield | Union County | 44.8% | 55,236 | $85,908 | $1,767 |
| 68 | Garfield | Bergen County | 44.7% | 32,783 | $79,700 | $1,688 |
| 69 | North Arlington | Bergen County | 44.4% | 16,461 | $94,201 | $1,738 |
| 70 | Somerville | Somerset County | 43.0% | 13,410 | $103,760 | $1,802 |
| 71 | Kearny | Hudson County | 42.9% | 40,614 | $79,154 | $1,720 |
| 72 | Long Branch | Monmouth County | 42.5% | 32,530 | $79,653 | $1,876 |
| 73 | Lodi | Bergen County | 42.4% | 26,082 | $89,305 | $1,714 |
| 74 | Highland Park | Middlesex County | 40.3% | 15,121 | $104,694 | $1,873 |
| 75 | Edgewater | Bergen County | 39.8% | 14,759 | $124,050 | $2,579 |
| 76 | Lakewood (unincorporated) | Ocean County | 39.1% | 69,585 | $56,968 | $1,718 |
| 77 | Trenton | Mercer County | 37.9% | 90,338 | $52,537 | $1,294 |
| 78 | Princeton Meadows (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 37.6% | 15,561 | $131,213 | $2,010 |
| 79 | Morristown | Morris County | 36.7% | 20,453 | $121,340 | $2,274 |
| 80 | Hackensack | Bergen County | 36.6% | 46,057 | $84,277 | $1,911 |
| 81 | Bridgeton | Cumberland County | 36.4% | 27,001 | $55,781 | $1,340 |
| 82 | Bayonne | Hudson County | 36.2% | 71,553 | $83,887 | $1,682 |
| 83 | Palisades Park | Bergen County | 35.5% | 20,290 | $94,743 | $2,009 |
| 84 | Perth Amboy | Middlesex County | 35.4% | 55,855 | $61,977 | $1,688 |
| 85 | Camden | Camden County | 34.4% | 71,496 | $40,546 | $1,226 |
| 86 | Hoboken | Hudson County | 33.8% | 58,668 | $180,579 | $2,938 |
| 87 | Fairview | Bergen County | 33.2% | 15,099 | $63,606 | $1,694 |
| 88 | East Orange | Essex County | 31.0% | 70,090 | $60,830 | $1,441 |
| 89 | Atlantic City | Atlantic County | 30.3% | 38,632 | $41,028 | $1,136 |
| 90 | Lindenwold | Camden County | 30.0% | 21,719 | $55,954 | $1,323 |
| 91 | Jersey City | Hudson County | 27.9% | 294,078 | $97,710 | $2,007 |
| 92 | Asbury Park | Monmouth County | 27.7% | 15,295 | $75,544 | $1,722 |
| 93 | Paterson | Passaic County | 26.9% | 158,735 | $55,997 | $1,548 |
| 94 | Elizabeth | Union County | 25.6% | 137,302 | $66,555 | $1,523 |
| 95 | Newark | Essex County | 24.4% | 310,178 | $52,060 | $1,392 |
| 96 | Passaic | Passaic County | 23.8% | 70,002 | $55,371 | $1,465 |
| 97 | West New York | Hudson County | 22.9% | 52,004 | $71,729 | $1,716 |
| 98 | New Brunswick | Middlesex County | 21.4% | 56,345 | $65,810 | $1,814 |
| 99 | Harrison | Hudson County | 21.1% | 20,369 | $93,013 | $2,226 |
| 100 | Union City | Hudson County | 19.1% | 66,463 | $64,310 | $1,537 |
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Ocean Acres, with 95.8% (among the 100 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
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