Ranking · New Jersey
Richest and poorest places in New Jersey
15 of New Jersey's 771 ranked places have a median household income at the survey's top value ($250,000 or more) and share first place; listed by mean household income, Short Hills and Ho-Ho-Kus come first; Cedar Glen Lakes has the lowest ($31,558). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in New Jersey, first to fifth: Short Hills ($250,000 or more), Ho-Ho-Kus ($250,000 or more), Millburn Township ($250,000 or more), Lyons ($250,000 or more) and Rumson ($250,000 or more).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Hillsinside Millburn Township | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Ho-Ho-Kus | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Millburn Township | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Lyonsinside Bernards Township | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Rumson | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Mountain Lakes | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Upper Saddle River | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Mendham Township | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Essex Fells | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Fair Haven | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Upper Montclairinside Montclair Township | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Glen Ridge | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Springfieldinside Springfield Township, Union County | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Blackwells Millsinside Hillsborough Township | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Brooksideinside Mendham Townshipwithin the margin | $250,000 or more |
| 16 | Deansinside South Brunswick Townshipwithin the margin | $248,875±$37,698 |
| 17 | Alpinewithin the margin | $246,944±$77,017 |
| 18 | Chester Townshipwithin the margin | $241,856±$20,424 |
| 19 | Chathamwithin the margin | $241,500±$23,775 |
| 20 | Liberty Cornerinside Bernards Townshipwithin the margin | $241,480±$44,171 |
| 21 | Little Silverwithin the margin | $240,853±$34,724 |
| 22 | Forsgateinside Monroe Township, Middlesex Countywithin the margin | $239,097±$40,291 |
| 23 | Haworthwithin the margin | $236,765±$20,085 |
| 24 | Bernardsvillewithin the margin | $236,115±$32,313 |
| 25 | Franklin Lakes | $235,795±$26,395 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in New Jersey, first to fifth: Cedar Glen Lakes ($31,558), Silver Ridge ($32,293), Clearbrook ($37,411), Crestwood Village ($38,091) and Salem ($38,721).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 771 | Cedar Glen Lakesinside Manchester Townshipwithin the margin | $31,558±$3,977 |
| 770 | Silver Ridgeinside Berkeley Townshipwithin the margin | $32,293±$13,658 |
| 769 | Clearbrookinside Monroe Township, Middlesex Countywithin the margin | $37,411±$13,314 |
| 768 | Crestwood Villageinside Manchester Townshipwithin the margin | $38,091±$7,541 |
| 767 | Salemwithin the margin | $38,721±$16,001 |
| 766 | Camdenwithin the margin | $40,546±$3,333 |
| 765 | Atlantic Citywithin the margin | $41,028±$3,092 |
| 764 | Leisure Villageinside Lakewood Townshipwithin the margin | $44,542±$8,253 |
| 763 | Penns Grovewithin the margin | $45,781±$17,844 |
| 762 | Woodbinewithin the margin | $46,078±$6,823 |
| 761 | Seabrook Farmsinside Upper Deerfield Townshipwithin the margin | $46,541±$9,240 |
| 760 | Seaside Heightswithin the margin | $47,589±$25,253 |
| 759 | East Newarkwithin the margin | $48,646±$29,229 |
| 758 | Leisure Village Eastinside Lakewood Townshipwithin the margin | $49,198±$4,357 |
| 757 | Holiday City-Berkeleyinside Berkeley Townshipwithin the margin | $50,156±$5,385 |
| 756 | Dover Beaches Northinside Toms River Townshipwithin the margin | $51,364±$19,948 |
| 755 | Holiday City Southinside Berkeley Townshipwithin the margin | $51,660±$8,848 |
| 754 | Newarkwithin the margin | $52,060±$1,772 |
| 753 | Leisure Village Westinside Manchester Townshipwithin the margin | $52,500±$14,441 |
| 752 | Trentonwithin the margin | $52,537±$3,804 |
| 751 | City of Orange Townshipwithin the margin | $52,847±$7,109 |
| 750 | Prospect Parkwithin the margin | $53,125±$10,222 |
| 749 | Pleasantvillewithin the margin | $53,661±$4,282 |
| 748 | Leisuretowneinside Southampton Townshipwithin the margin | $55,357±$12,233 |
| 747 | Passaic | $55,371±$3,988 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in New Jersey have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Short Hills has the highest estimate, $164,794 per resident (±$12,799), but it is within the margin of error of Sea Girt ($152,050): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Hillswithin the margin | $164,794±$12,799 |
| 2 | Sea Girtwithin the margin | $152,050±$25,128 |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kuswithin the margin | $142,575±$24,306 |
| 4 | Millburn Townshipwithin the margin | $140,337±$8,920 |
| 5 | Saddle Riverwithin the margin | $136,502±$49,682 |
| 6 | Rumsonwithin the margin | $135,860±$17,113 |
| 7 | Alpinewithin the margin | $134,889±$23,421 |
| 8 | Liberty Cornerwithin the margin | $133,265±$28,456 |
| 9 | Harding Townshipwithin the margin | $132,699±$21,707 |
| 10 | Spring Lake | $130,192±$18,037 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections