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157cities listedof 4,183 in the US $105,000typical household income▲ 30% above US $1,825typical rent per month▲ 29% above US Newarklargest citypop. 310k

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Newark	310k	$52,060	$1,392	7.7%
Jersey City	294k	$97,710	$2,007	4.8%
Paterson	159k	$55,997	$1,548	8.5%
Elizabeth	137k	$66,555	$1,523	6.6%
Toms River	95k	$100,137	$1,731	5.3%
Trenton	90k	$52,537	$1,294	8.1%
Clifton	89k	$98,237	$1,711	5.1%
Bayonne	72k	$83,887	$1,682	6.2%
Camden	71k	$40,546	$1,226	10.1%
East Orange	70k	$60,830	$1,441	8.2%
Passaic	70k	$55,371	$1,465	6.3%
Lakewood	70k	$56,968	$1,718	5.3%
Union City	66k	$64,310	$1,537	5.5%
Vineland	61k	$67,860	$1,233	7.9%
Hoboken	59k	$180,579	$2,938	2.9%
New Brunswick	56k	$65,810	$1,814	5.6%
Perth Amboy	56k	$61,977	$1,688	8.3%
Plainfield	55k	$85,908	$1,767	7.3%
West New York	52k	$71,729	$1,716	4.7%
Hackensack	46k	$84,277	$1,911	5.1%
Sayreville	46k	$99,979	$1,711	4.8%
Sicklerville	45k	$105,602	$1,566	5.7%
Linden	44k	$92,915	$1,731	6.1%
Kearny	41k	$79,154	$1,720	5.2%
Fort Lee	40k	$107,274	$2,270	3.9%
Atlantic City	39k	$41,028	$1,136	9.4%
Fair Lawn	36k	$144,574	$1,917	4.4%
Garfield	33k	$79,700	$1,688	6.1%
Long Branch	33k	$79,653	$1,876	4.9%
Westfield	31k	$232,629	$2,357	3.7%
Princeton	31k	$192,079	$2,636	3.7%
Rahway	30k	$91,461	$1,845	6.1%
Englewood	30k	$102,571	$1,977	4.9%
Bergenfield	28k	$130,045	$1,752	4.1%
Old Bridge	28k	$111,996	$1,459	5.2%
Millville	28k	$70,275	$1,261	8.7%
Bridgeton	27k	$55,781	$1,340	8.0%
Paramus	27k	$144,349	$3,032	4.5%
Ridgewood	26k	$208,211	$2,499	3.4%
Lodi	26k	$89,305	$1,714	5.5%
Cliffside Park	26k	$93,452	$1,837	4.2%
Carteret	25k	$96,862	$2,032	6.4%
South Plainfield	24k	$130,239	$2,107	5.0%
Glassboro	24k	$87,278	$1,687	5.1%
North Plainfield	23k	$87,349	$1,752	4.5%
Somerset	23k	$121,028	$2,121	4.5%
Summit	23k	$190,304	$2,430	5.5%
Roselle	23k	$92,762	$1,567	5.5%
Hillsborough	23k	$144,112	$1,986	4.5%
Secaucus	22k	$139,821	$2,391	4.7%
Lindenwold	22k	$55,954	$1,323	5.7%
Elmwood Park	21k	$101,740	$2,074	4.3%
Parsippany	21k	$99,405	$1,742	4.4%
Woodbridge	21k	$104,926	$2,091	5.2%
Pleasantville	21k	$53,661	$1,354	6.7%
Morristown	20k	$121,340	$2,274	4.4%
Harrison	20k	$93,013	$2,226	4.7%
Palisades Park	20k	$94,743	$2,009	4.3%
Hawthorne	20k	$110,237	$1,830	6.0%
Iselin	20k	$109,500	$2,113	5.2%
Tinton Falls	19k	$117,308	—	4.7%
Point Pleasant	19k	$115,625	$1,930	5.3%
Ocean Acres	19k	$121,924	$2,241	5.3%
Rutherford	19k	$143,153	$1,966	4.3%
Colonia	19k	$122,713	$2,047	5.2%
Dover	19k	$73,737	$1,825	4.4%
Preakness	19k	$133,205	$1,918	6.0%
Dumont	18k	$126,071	$1,787	4.3%
Avenel	17k	$101,670	$1,906	5.2%
New Milford	17k	$114,889	$1,765	4.3%
North Arlington	16k	$94,201	$1,738	4.3%
Madison	16k	$171,471	$2,253	4.4%
South River	16k	$96,147	$1,675	5.2%
Princeton Meadows	16k	$131,213	$2,010	5.2%
Tenafly	15k	$208,200	$3,500+	4.3%
Phillipsburg	15k	$68,324	$1,167	5.0%
Asbury Park	15k	$75,544	$1,722	4.7%
Springdale	15k	$164,796	—	5.7%
Metuchen	15k	$158,052	$2,078	5.2%
Highland Park	15k	$104,694	$1,873	5.2%
Fairview	15k	$63,606	$1,694	4.3%
Short Hills	15k	$250,000+	$3,126	6.3%
West Freehold	15k	$130,800	$2,144	4.7%
Hammonton	15k	$78,087	$1,611	6.7%
Ramsey	15k	$160,996	$2,245	4.3%
Edgewater	15k	$124,050	$2,579	4.3%
Williamstown	15k	$89,414	$1,266	5.1%
Middlesex	15k	$105,000	$1,416	5.2%
Moorestown-Lenola	15k	$138,398	$1,648	4.8%
Hopatcong	15k	$115,758	$1,777	5.0%
Cherry Hill Mall	15k	$103,708	$2,132	5.7%
Collingswood	14k	$90,184	$1,488	5.7%
Westmont	14k	$115,317	$1,754	5.7%
Bradley Gardens	14k	$177,849	$2,670	4.5%
Roselle Park	14k	$109,679	$1,663	5.5%
New Providence	14k	$161,599	$1,903	5.5%
Eatontown	14k	$90,463	$1,601	4.7%
Florham Park	14k	$158,696	$3,109	4.4%
Mercerville	14k	$128,277	$1,621	5.3%
Somerville	13k	$103,760	$1,802	4.5%
Woodland Park	13k	$98,845	$1,839	6.0%
Echelon	13k	$82,932	$1,717	5.7%
Ridgefield Park	13k	$100,718	$1,731	4.3%
Franklin Park	13k	$114,946	$2,157	4.5%
Holiday City-Berkeley	13k	$50,156	$1,640	5.3%
Red Bank	13k	$97,477	$2,026	4.7%
Fords	13k	$115,861	$1,913	5.2%
Oakland	13k	$162,019	$1,383	4.3%
Haddonfield	13k	$200,400	$1,897	5.7%
Freehold	13k	$85,707	$1,832	4.7%
Upper Montclair	12k	$250,000+	$2,237	6.3%
Pennsville	12k	$76,032	$1,252	6.8%
Bound Brook	12k	$90,571	$1,973	4.5%
Glen Rock	12k	$215,096	$1,930	4.3%
Hasbrouck Heights	12k	$123,734	$1,700	4.3%
River Edge	12k	$159,028	$1,879	4.3%
Robertsville	12k	$210,661	$2,715	4.7%
Wallington	12k	$85,862	$1,625	4.3%
Guttenberg	12k	$75,683	$1,677	4.7%
Bellmawr	12k	$76,654	$1,257	5.7%
Ringwood	12k	$152,414	—	6.0%
Hamilton Square	12k	$138,162	$2,139	5.3%
Martinsville	12k	$205,000	$2,171	4.5%
Greentree	12k	$145,823	$2,176	5.7%
Gloucester City	12k	$64,938	$1,484	5.7%
Ridgefield	11k	$118,059	$2,095	4.3%
Westwood	11k	$165,781	$2,458	4.3%
Ocean City	11k	$101,782	$1,683	9.2%
Wanaque	11k	$113,175	$1,778	6.0%
Beachwood	11k	$106,858	$2,335	5.3%
Franklin Lakes	11k	$235,795	$3,230	4.3%
East Franklin	11k	$115,458	$2,056	4.5%
Pompton Lakes	11k	$124,454	$1,845	6.0%
Lake Hiawatha	11k	$104,663	$1,550	4.4%
Little Ferry	11k	$85,750	$1,783	4.3%
Pompton Plains	11k	$117,959	$3,129	4.4%
Totowa	11k	$113,563	$2,072	6.0%
Lincoln Park	11k	$123,397	$1,857	4.4%
Oak Ridge	11k	$121,875	$1,372	4.4%
Marlton	11k	$94,464	$1,720	4.8%
Manville	11k	$93,333	$1,844	4.5%
Pine Hill	11k	$72,588	$1,411	5.7%
The Hills	11k	$154,564	$2,376	4.5%
McKee City	11k	$68,133	$1,799	6.7%
Budd Lake	11k	$114,154	$1,402	4.4%
Somers Point	11k	$71,062	$1,383	6.7%
White Horse	11k	$105,758	$2,046	5.3%
East Rutherford	10k	$97,993	$1,952	4.3%
Blackwells Mills	10k	$250,000+	$3,206	4.5%
Lake Hopatcong	10k	$117,625	$1,686	4.4%
Wood-Ridge	10k	$136,108	$1,878	4.3%
Waldwick	10k	$177,962	$3,446	4.3%
Hillsdale	10k	$186,688	$1,764	4.3%
Hackettstown	10k	$93,083	$1,469	5.0%
Maywood	10k	$117,912	$1,854	4.3%
Kendall Park	10k	$165,958	—	5.2%
Brookdale	10k	$161,779	$1,791	6.3%

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