Cheapest places to live in New Jersey

Every New Jersey city and town with 20,000 or more people, ranked by median home value, with rent, commute and growth beside it. All Census data.

By Sol Lakein, founder of Slower Sundays. Updated November 2026.

CamdenLowest home values$112,000 median
Atlantic CityLowest rent$1,136 a month
141Places ranked20,000+ residents

The 3 cheapest in New Jersey

#1
Camden
Home value
$112,000
Rent
$1,226
Growth
-0.5%
#2
Bridgeton
Home value
$145,500
Rent
$1,340
Growth
+4.0%
#3
Trenton
Home value
$160,700
Rent
$1,294
Growth
+0.8%

The 15 cheapest places to live in New Jersey

#	Place	Median home value	Median rent	Commute	Growth since 2020
1	Camden	$112,000	$1,226	23.8 min	-0.5%
2	Bridgeton	$145,500	$1,340	29.2 min	+4.0%
3	Trenton	$160,700	$1,294	26.9 min	+0.8%
4	Lindenwold	$173,600	$1,323	26.1 min	+1.5%
5	Pleasantville	$194,100	$1,354	21.6 min	+1.1%
6	Atlantic City	$207,400	$1,136	23.7 min	+0.8%
7	Millville	$219,000	$1,261	25.2 min	+2.2%
8	Manchester Township	$219,100	$1,477	33.3 min	+3.1%
9	Pennsauken Township	$232,900	$1,209	25.5 min	+1.8%
10	Pemberton Township	$234,500	$1,345	31.7 min	+2.7%
11	Vineland	$240,700	$1,233	23.7 min	+3.2%
12	Hamilton Township (Atlantic County)	$246,200	$1,691	27.2 min	+5.0%
13	Maple Shade Township	$250,200	$1,638	25.9 min	+2.9%
14	Willingboro Township	$270,300	$2,112	30.4 min	+2.9%
15	Winslow Township	$272,800	$1,394	30.8 min	+1.6%

Cheap often comes with a trade-off. Check the growth column: a shrinking population can mean fewer jobs nearby.

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#	Place	Median home value	Median rent	Commute	Population 2025
1	Camden	$112,000	$1,226	23.8 min	71,430
2	Bridgeton	$145,500	$1,340	29.2 min	28,307
3	Trenton	$160,700	$1,294	26.9 min	91,506
4	Lindenwold	$173,600	$1,323	26.1 min	21,952
5	Pleasantville	$194,100	$1,354	21.6 min	20,853
6	Atlantic City	$207,400	$1,136	23.7 min	38,787
7	Millville	$219,000	$1,261	25.2 min	28,098
8	Manchester Township	$219,100	$1,477	33.3 min	46,556
9	Pennsauken Township	$232,900	$1,209	25.5 min	37,742
10	Pemberton Township	$234,500	$1,345	31.7 min	27,611
11	Vineland	$240,700	$1,233	23.7 min	62,703
12	Hamilton Township (Atlantic County)	$246,200	$1,691	27.2 min	28,845
13	Maple Shade Township	$250,200	$1,638	25.9 min	20,556
14	Willingboro Township	$270,300	$2,112	30.4 min	32,824
15	Winslow Township	$272,800	$1,394	30.8 min	40,562
16	Deptford Township	$277,100	$1,661	26.0 min	32,600
17	Gloucester Township	$277,800	$1,592	29.0 min	67,085
18	Monroe Township (Gloucester County)	$283,100	$1,384	31.7 min	38,137
19	West Deptford Township	$294,200	$1,511	25.5 min	22,681
20	Ewing Township	$294,400	$1,679	24.1 min	39,030
21	Galloway Township	$298,900	$1,619	23.6 min	38,380
22	Berkeley Township	$310,000	$1,683	33.9 min	45,550
23	Egg Harbor Township	$312,700	$1,456	23.3 min	48,435
24	Glassboro	$314,400	$1,687	28.1 min	24,483
25	Vernon Township	$331,000	$1,773	40.9 min	22,965
26	Hamilton Township (Mercer County)	$335,500	$1,634	24.7 min	94,157
27	Irvington Township	$335,600	$1,386	34.9 min	62,233
28	Washington Township	$337,600	$1,761	29.4 min	49,840
29	Little Egg Harbor Township	$351,500	$1,823	33.1 min	21,801
30	New Brunswick	$353,800	$1,814	23.3 min	57,133
31	Mount Laurel Township	$357,200	$2,143	27.0 min	47,738
32	Paterson	$360,100	$1,548	22.6 min	161,793
33	Burlington Township	$361,100	$1,326	30.0 min	24,893
34	Lower Township	$364,900	$1,386	19.2 min	21,533
35	City of Orange Township	$365,500	$1,550	32.0 min	35,642
36	East Orange	$365,900	$1,441	35.4 min	72,159
37	Perth Amboy	$370,600	$1,688	23.5 min	56,739
38	Newark	$373,700	$1,392	32.6 min	323,808
39	North Plainfield	$374,700	$1,752	31.4 min	22,879
40	Roselle	$379,900	$1,567	33.1 min	23,261
41	Cherry Hill Township	$386,300	$1,882	27.5 min	79,965
42	Rahway	$386,400	$1,845	31.9 min	31,010
43	Hackensack	$393,700	$1,911	28.9 min	46,380
44	East Windsor Township	$397,400	$1,626	26.8 min	30,562
45	Hillside Township	$397,400	$1,794	29.7 min	22,860
46	Evesham Township	$397,600	$2,046	27.8 min	49,525
47	Barnegat Township	$399,000	$1,752	27.8 min	26,151
48	West Milford Township	$399,700	$1,737	39.8 min	25,216
49	Carteret	$405,800	$2,032	31.4 min	25,781
50	Lacey Township	$409,400	$1,971	31.8 min	30,297
51	Brick Township	$410,600	$1,756	28.2 min	77,402
52	Plainfield	$410,800	$1,767	29.5 min	57,141
53	Toms River Township	$416,700	$1,726	30.2 min	100,899
54	Linden	$419,700	$1,731	31.5 min	45,752
55	Belleville Township	$421,000	$1,639	32.4 min	38,997
56	Stafford Township	$426,200	$1,800	31.4 min	30,958
57	Jefferson Township	$428,200	$1,480	37.3 min	20,703
58	Voorhees Township	$429,700	$1,754	30.4 min	31,571
59	Passaic	$429,900	$1,465	25.3 min	71,337
60	North Brunswick Township	$431,500	$2,117	29.2 min	45,097
61	Woodbridge Township	$433,000	$1,959	32.5 min	104,802
62	Lawrence Township	$439,700	$2,020	28.7 min	34,165
63	Sayreville	$444,100	$1,711	30.8 min	46,787
64	Fort Lee	$448,000	$2,270	35.0 min	40,345
65	Elizabeth	$449,300	$1,523	26.7 min	141,675
66	Piscataway Township	$449,900	$2,024	26.1 min	62,253
67	Union Township	$451,300	$2,064	30.4 min	63,675
68	Neptune Township	$455,900	$1,876	26.1 min	28,273
69	Franklin Township	$457,900	$2,115	33.5 min	69,105
70	Kearny	$459,400	$1,720	33.0 min	40,862
71	Bayonne	$460,100	$1,682	33.7 min	74,744
72	Old Bridge Township	$461,000	$1,538	36.1 min	70,228
73	Clifton	$461,900	$1,711	28.3 min	91,127
74	West New York	$465,600	$1,716	34.5 min	53,192
75	Roxbury Township	$465,700	$1,983	33.2 min	23,427
76	Hazlet Township	$465,900	$1,400	32.2 min	20,743
77	Rockaway Township	$466,500	$2,315	29.5 min	27,728
78	Lakewood Township	$466,700	$1,774	24.3 min	143,765
79	Bloomfield Township	$470,800	$1,824	32.4 min	56,375
80	South Plainfield	$470,900	$2,107	29.7 min	24,891
81	Union City	$471,600	$1,537	33.1 min	66,656
82	North Bergen Township	$473,500	$1,781	33.1 min	61,483
83	Lodi	$475,000	$1,714	25.7 min	26,187
84	Garfield	$475,500	$1,688	28.0 min	33,353
85	Elmwood Park	$483,700	$2,074	27.1 min	21,534
86	Sparta Township	$484,200	$1,864	37.5 min	20,431
87	Jackson Township	$485,700	$1,908	32.8 min	61,281
88	Mount Olive Township	$487,100	$1,697	31.7 min	29,503
89	Bergenfield	$491,500	$1,752	32.3 min	28,754
90	Edison Township	$496,900	$1,974	33.9 min	109,077
91	Harrison	$505,800	$2,226	40.7 min	22,105
92	Howell Township	$507,200	$2,280	31.9 min	55,156
93	Medford Township	$514,800	$1,589	33.9 min	25,612
94	Nutley Township	$516,300	$1,767	30.9 min	30,744
95	East Brunswick Township	$521,900	$2,045	36.5 min	50,678
96	Lyndhurst Township	$524,400	$1,796	29.0 min	22,343
97	Hawthorne	$533,700	$1,830	24.6 min	20,169
98	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	$536,200	$1,736	27.6 min	56,633
99	Monroe Township (Middlesex County)	$540,900	$2,031	40.3 min	49,830
100	Englewood	$544,100	$1,977	30.9 min	30,035
101	Teaneck Township	$546,100	$1,832	34.4 min	43,329
102	Hillsborough Township	$547,600	$2,396	33.3 min	45,061
103	Freehold Township	$553,600	$2,194	30.9 min	36,052
104	West Orange Township	$557,300	$1,897	34.4 min	49,557
105	Raritan Township	$564,300	$1,615	33.5 min	25,281
106	Fair Lawn	$564,700	$1,917	31.3 min	37,128
107	Jersey City	$566,900	$2,007	36.8 min	302,013
108	Morristown	$567,600	$2,274	23.9 min	20,750
109	Secaucus	$571,900	$2,391	32.5 min	22,640
110	Long Branch	$574,000	$1,876	29.6 min	33,321
111	South Brunswick Township	$582,700	$1,935	34.4 min	47,454
112	Cliffside Park	$588,200	$1,837	35.5 min	26,539
113	Bridgewater Township	$605,500	$2,176	31.4 min	46,455
114	Mahwah Township	$606,000	$2,204	28.2 min	25,678
115	Middletown Township	$608,300	$1,532	34.9 min	67,135
116	Wayne Township	$612,700	$2,164	28.7 min	54,819
117	Manalapan Township	$655,500	$1,960	43.2 min	40,987
118	Cranford Township	$660,100	$2,199	34.5 min	24,725
119	Randolph Township	$670,700	$1,808	30.3 min	26,878
120	Ocean Township	$678,300	$1,530	26.0 min	28,088
121	Plainsboro Township	$683,100	$2,037	32.5 min	24,349
122	Moorestown Township	$697,200	$1,718	25.7 min	22,262
123	Montville Township	$700,200	$2,372	32.6 min	24,469
124	Marlboro Township	$701,200	$2,699	41.2 min	42,254
125	Scotch Plains Township	$718,200	$2,060	33.7 min	25,437
126	Palisades Park	$719,600	$2,009	30.7 min	20,317
127	Wall Township	$720,400	$1,762	26.8 min	26,753
128	Maplewood Township	$720,700	$2,269	38.5 min	26,320
129	Morris Township	$765,100	$2,437	29.2 min	23,730
130	West Windsor Township	$776,400	$2,327	38.6 min	32,839
131	Montgomery Township	$795,200	$2,188	37.1 min	24,039
132	Paramus	$813,900	$3,032	30.8 min	26,723
133	Bernards Township	$814,800	$2,476	32.5 min	28,594
134	Livingston Township	$821,100	$2,949	37.6 min	32,223
135	Ridgewood	$891,200	$2,499	34.6 min	26,527
136	Hoboken	$895,100	$2,938	36.8 min	59,027
137	Montclair Township	$906,400	$2,063	35.6 min	44,633
138	Westfield	$953,400	$2,357	36.7 min	32,595
139	Summit	$994,500	$2,430	33.5 min	23,314
140	Princeton	$1,050,600	$2,636	24.2 min	31,469
141	Millburn Township	$1,371,500	$2,262	41.9 min	22,874

Home values are owner estimates averaged over 2020 to 2024 (American Community Survey 5-year), so they run below today's listing prices. Use them to compare places, not to price a home.

Questions people ask

What is the cheapest place to live in New Jersey?

Of the 141 New Jersey cities and towns with 20,000 or more people, Camden has the lowest median home value at $112,000, followed by Bridgeton ($145,500) and Trenton ($160,700) (American Community Survey 2020-2024).

Where is rent cheapest in New Jersey?

Atlantic City, with a median gross rent of $1,136 a month including utilities.

What is the most expensive place to live in New Jersey?

Of the places we rank, Millburn Township, with a median home value of $1,371,500.

What taxes do you pay in New Jersey?

Income tax: 10.75% (top rate, 2026). Property tax: 1.82% of home value, statewide effective rate (Census ACS 2025). Sales tax: 6.60% combined state and average local (Tax Foundation 2026).

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