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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 100 largest places in New Jersey, Short Hills has the largest share of people working from home (40.4%), followed by Hoboken and Westfield. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 100 places in New Jersey that we cover, the median is 14.4% and the average 16.1%; the figure runs from 40.4% (Short Hills) to 4.4% (Bridgeton). That is a spread of 9.2 times between the two ends. The state figure is 16.8%; 42 of the 100 places are above it and 58 at or below.
The first five are Short Hills, Hoboken, Westfield, Princeton Meadows, Princeton. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: remote work lets people live in cheaper places while earning city pay, but it depends on the employer. 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 ⇅ | Work from home ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Hills (unincorporated) | Essex County | 40.4% | 14,923 | $250,001 | $3,126 |
| 2 | Hoboken | Hudson County | 36.7% | 58,668 | $180,579 | $2,938 |
| 3 | Westfield | Union County | 34.3% | 31,111 | $232,629 | $2,357 |
| 4 | Princeton Meadows (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 33.3% | 15,561 | $131,213 | $2,010 |
| 5 | Princeton | Mercer County | 32.7% | 30,756 | $192,079 | $2,636 |
| 6 | Ridgewood | Bergen County | 32.1% | 26,308 | $208,211 | $2,499 |
| 7 | Bradley Gardens (unincorporated) | Somerset County | 31.0% | 14,165 | $177,849 | $2,670 |
| 8 | Florham Park | Morris County | 30.9% | 13,564 | $158,696 | $3,109 |
| 9 | Edgewater | Bergen County | 30.4% | 14,759 | $124,050 | $2,579 |
| 10 | Tenafly | Bergen County | 29.6% | 15,319 | $208,200 | $3,501 |
| 11 | Springdale (unincorporated) | Camden County | 28.3% | 15,173 | $164,796 | $879 |
| 12 | Madison | Morris County | 27.7% | 16,447 | $171,471 | $2,253 |
| 13 | New Providence | Union County | 27.7% | 13,727 | $161,599 | $1,903 |
| 14 | Metuchen | Middlesex County | 26.9% | 15,144 | $158,052 | $2,078 |
| 15 | Westmont (unincorporated) | Camden County | 26.6% | 14,195 | $115,317 | $1,754 |
| 16 | Highland Park | Middlesex County | 26.4% | 15,121 | $104,694 | $1,873 |
| 17 | Hillsborough (unincorporated) | Somerset County | 25.5% | 22,585 | $144,112 | $1,986 |
| 18 | Secaucus | Hudson County | 24.9% | 21,778 | $139,821 | $2,391 |
| 19 | Jersey City | Hudson County | 24.7% | 294,078 | $97,710 | $2,007 |
| 20 | West Freehold (unincorporated) | Monmouth County | 24.6% | 14,883 | $130,800 | $2,144 |
| 21 | Summit | Union County | 23.8% | 22,705 | $190,304 | $2,430 |
| 22 | Moorestown-Lenola (unincorporated) | Burlington County | 23.5% | 14,625 | $138,398 | $1,648 |
| 23 | Rutherford | Bergen County | 23.3% | 18,894 | $143,153 | $1,966 |
| 24 | Collingswood | Camden County | 22.6% | 14,205 | $90,184 | $1,488 |
| 25 | Ramsey | Bergen County | 22.6% | 14,805 | $160,996 | $2,245 |
| 26 | Paramus | Bergen County | 21.7% | 26,568 | $144,349 | $3,032 |
| 27 | Fort Lee | Bergen County | 21.7% | 40,067 | $107,274 | $2,270 |
| 28 | Iselin (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 20.8% | 19,551 | $109,500 | $2,113 |
| 29 | Cherry Hill Mall (unincorporated) | Camden County | 20.8% | 14,541 | $103,708 | $2,132 |
| 30 | Somerset (unincorporated) | Somerset County | 20.4% | 22,720 | $121,028 | $2,121 |
| 31 | Fair Lawn | Bergen County | 20.2% | 35,610 | $144,574 | $1,917 |
| 32 | Harrison | Hudson County | 19.8% | 20,369 | $93,013 | $2,226 |
| 33 | Parsippany (unincorporated) | Morris County | 19.7% | 21,345 | $99,405 | $1,742 |
| 34 | Mercerville (unincorporated) | Mercer County | 19.4% | 13,535 | $128,277 | $1,621 |
| 35 | Morristown | Morris County | 18.8% | 20,453 | $121,340 | $2,274 |
| 36 | Cliffside Park | Bergen County | 18.1% | 25,781 | $93,452 | $1,837 |
| 37 | Englewood | Bergen County | 17.5% | 29,638 | $102,571 | $1,977 |
| 38 | Somerville | Somerset County | 17.1% | 13,410 | $103,760 | $1,802 |
| 39 | Tinton Falls | Monmouth County | 17.0% | 19,361 | $117,308 | $1,746 |
| 40 | Rahway | Union County | 17.0% | 30,109 | $91,461 | $1,845 |
| 41 | New Milford | Bergen County | 16.9% | 16,995 | $114,889 | $1,765 |
| 42 | Preakness (unincorporated) | Passaic County | 16.9% | 18,520 | $133,205 | $1,918 |
| 43 | Glassboro | Gloucester County | 16.7% | 23,717 | $87,278 | $1,687 |
| 44 | South Plainfield | Middlesex County | 16.4% | 24,473 | $130,239 | $2,107 |
| 45 | Lakewood (unincorporated) | Ocean County | 16.1% | 69,585 | $56,968 | $1,718 |
| 46 | Hopatcong | Sussex County | 15.9% | 14,565 | $115,758 | $1,777 |
| 47 | Colonia (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 15.0% | 18,587 | $122,713 | $2,047 |
| 48 | North Arlington | Bergen County | 14.4% | 16,461 | $94,201 | $1,738 |
| 49 | Hackensack | Bergen County | 14.4% | 46,057 | $84,277 | $1,911 |
| 50 | Point Pleasant | Ocean County | 14.4% | 19,334 | $115,625 | $1,930 |
| 51 | Bayonne | Hudson County | 14.3% | 71,553 | $83,887 | $1,682 |
| 52 | Sicklerville (unincorporated) | Camden County | 14.1% | 44,998 | $105,602 | $1,566 |
| 53 | West New York | Hudson County | 13.7% | 52,004 | $71,729 | $1,716 |
| 54 | Asbury Park | Monmouth County | 13.7% | 15,295 | $75,544 | $1,722 |
| 55 | Woodbridge (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 13.4% | 20,756 | $104,926 | $2,091 |
| 56 | Toms River (unincorporated) | Ocean County | 12.8% | 94,956 | $100,137 | $1,731 |
| 57 | Palisades Park | Bergen County | 12.6% | 20,290 | $94,743 | $2,009 |
| 58 | Clifton | Passaic County | 12.5% | 89,379 | $98,237 | $1,711 |
| 59 | Sayreville | Middlesex County | 12.3% | 45,838 | $99,979 | $1,711 |
| 60 | Old Bridge (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 12.1% | 28,236 | $111,996 | $1,459 |
| 61 | Eatontown | Monmouth County | 11.9% | 13,575 | $90,463 | $1,601 |
| 62 | Williamstown (unincorporated) | Gloucester County | 11.9% | 14,705 | $89,414 | $1,266 |
| 63 | Hawthorne | Passaic County | 11.9% | 19,628 | $110,237 | $1,830 |
| 64 | Dumont | Bergen County | 11.6% | 18,279 | $126,071 | $1,787 |
| 65 | Ocean Acres (unincorporated) | Ocean County | 11.2% | 19,204 | $121,924 | $2,241 |
| 66 | Carteret | Middlesex County | 11.1% | 25,496 | $96,862 | $2,032 |
| 67 | New Brunswick | Middlesex County | 11.0% | 56,345 | $65,810 | $1,814 |
| 68 | Roselle Park | Union County | 10.7% | 14,093 | $109,679 | $1,663 |
| 69 | Hammonton | Atlantic County | 10.6% | 14,840 | $78,087 | $1,611 |
| 70 | Roselle | Union County | 10.3% | 22,646 | $92,762 | $1,567 |
| 71 | Long Branch | Monmouth County | 9.9% | 32,530 | $79,653 | $1,876 |
| 72 | Avenel (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 9.8% | 17,121 | $101,670 | $1,906 |
| 73 | East Orange | Essex County | 9.7% | 70,090 | $60,830 | $1,441 |
| 74 | Middlesex | Middlesex County | 9.4% | 14,645 | $105,000 | $1,416 |
| 75 | North Plainfield | Somerset County | 9.3% | 22,809 | $87,349 | $1,752 |
| 76 | Passaic | Passaic County | 9.0% | 70,002 | $55,371 | $1,465 |
| 77 | Bergenfield | Bergen County | 8.8% | 28,450 | $130,045 | $1,752 |
| 78 | Elmwood Park | Bergen County | 8.5% | 21,412 | $101,740 | $2,074 |
| 79 | Union City | Hudson County | 7.9% | 66,463 | $64,310 | $1,537 |
| 80 | Lodi | Bergen County | 7.8% | 26,082 | $89,305 | $1,714 |
| 81 | Linden | Union County | 7.3% | 44,192 | $92,915 | $1,731 |
| 82 | Newark | Essex County | 7.3% | 310,178 | $52,060 | $1,392 |
| 83 | Trenton | Mercer County | 7.1% | 90,338 | $52,537 | $1,294 |
| 84 | Plainfield | Union County | 6.8% | 55,236 | $85,908 | $1,767 |
| 85 | Garfield | Bergen County | 6.7% | 32,783 | $79,700 | $1,688 |
| 86 | South River | Middlesex County | 6.7% | 16,124 | $96,147 | $1,675 |
| 87 | Dover | Morris County | 6.5% | 18,563 | $73,737 | $1,825 |
| 88 | Elizabeth | Union County | 6.3% | 137,302 | $66,555 | $1,523 |
| 89 | Lindenwold | Camden County | 6.0% | 21,719 | $55,954 | $1,323 |
| 90 | Kearny | Hudson County | 5.9% | 40,614 | $79,154 | $1,720 |
| 91 | Fairview | Bergen County | 5.8% | 15,099 | $63,606 | $1,694 |
| 92 | Camden | Camden County | 5.5% | 71,496 | $40,546 | $1,226 |
| 93 | Pleasantville | Atlantic County | 5.5% | 20,712 | $53,661 | $1,354 |
| 94 | Vineland | Cumberland County | 5.4% | 61,006 | $67,860 | $1,233 |
| 95 | Paterson | Passaic County | 5.2% | 158,735 | $55,997 | $1,548 |
| 96 | Millville | Cumberland County | 5.2% | 27,511 | $70,275 | $1,261 |
| 97 | Atlantic City | Atlantic County | 5.0% | 38,632 | $41,028 | $1,136 |
| 98 | Perth Amboy | Middlesex County | 4.8% | 55,855 | $61,977 | $1,688 |
| 99 | Phillipsburg | Warren County | 4.5% | 15,299 | $68,324 | $1,167 |
| 100 | Bridgeton | Cumberland County | 4.4% | 27,001 | $55,781 | $1,340 |
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Short Hills, with 40.4% (among the 100 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
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