What is the #1 cheapest places to live in new jersey?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Cedar Glen Lakes	1,509	64.3
2	Salem	5,315	80.4
3	Crestwood Village	7,951	82.3
4	Cedar Glen West	1,654	83.8
5	Camden	71,471	87.7
6	Woodbine	2,083	88.8
7	The College of New Jersey	4,103	90.6
8	Penns Grove	4,860	91.7
9	Atlantic City	38,486	95.2
10	Laurel Lake	2,514	95.9
11	Silver Ridge	1,176	96.3
12	Trenton	89,966	98.6
13	Leisure Village	6,307	99.3
14	Leisure Village East	4,309	99.6
15	Seabrook Farms	1,469	100.7
16	Port Norris	1,702	101.4
17	Bridgeton	26,836	102.9
18	Gouldtown	1,555	104.0
19	Rossmoor	3,136	108.0
20	Pleasantville	20,604	108.2
21	Holiday City-Berkeley	12,896	108.4
22	Paulsboro	6,213	109.4
23	Leisure Village West	4,070	110.0
24	Brooklawn	1,788	110.6
25	Leisuretowne	3,244	111.7
26	Lindenwold	21,534	112.3
27	Pemberton Heights	2,643	112.4
28	Victory Gardens	1,891	113.0
29	Phillipsburg	15,251	113.6
30	Pine Ridge at Crestwood	2,756	114.1
31	Vineland	60,692	114.4
32	Millville	27,432	115.0
33	Clearbrook	2,477	115.7
34	Oxford	1,140	116.1
35	Lawnside	3,124	116.5
36	Pine Hill	10,762	117.1
37	Egg Harbor City	4,378	117.3
38	Clementon	5,351	118.1
39	Browns Mills	9,561	118.3
40	Woodbury	9,992	118.5
41	Wildwood	5,140	119.0
42	Westville	4,285	121.0
43	Woodlynne	2,899	121.5
44	Carneys Point	7,945	121.7
45	Vernon Center	1,490	122.7
46	Bellmawr	11,678	122.9
47	West Park	1,521	123.1
48	Newark	307,188	123.3
49	Holiday City South	4,294	123.5
50	Pennsville	12,238	123.6
51	Gloucester City	11,465	124.7
52	Somers Point	10,461	125.4
53	Leisure Knoll	2,725	125.9
54	Somerdale	5,535	126.3
55	Mays Landing	6,178	126.4
56	Buena	4,500	127.1
57	West Berlin	2,533	127.1
58	Villas	9,897	127.2
59	Seaside Heights	1,992	128.5
60	Glendora	5,367	129.3
61	Sussex	2,004	129.3
62	Paterson	157,660	130.4
63	Smithville	9,260	130.7
64	Hampton	1,127	131.4
65	Concordia	2,724	132.0
66	National Park	3,043	132.1
67	Alpha	2,249	132.1
68	Oaklyn	3,934	132.5
69	Collings Lakes	1,489	133.1
70	North Cape May	3,577	133.1
71	New Brunswick	55,744	133.2
72	East Newark	2,529	133.5
73	Perth Amboy	55,278	133.8
74	New Egypt	1,949	133.8
75	Cape May Court House	5,375	134.3
76	Beverly	2,489	134.5
77	Blackwood	4,615	134.6
78	Pomona	8,141	134.7
79	Magnolia	4,360	134.7
80	Burlington	9,904	134.9
81	East Orange	69,183	135.2
82	Clayton	8,867	135.4
83	Lakehurst	2,666	136.0
84	Newton	8,336	136.0
85	Passaic	69,651	136.1
86	Barrington	7,047	136.3
87	Williamstown	14,855	136.6
88	Mystic Island	7,616	136.6
89	Washington	7,287	136.7
90	Prospect Park	6,286	137.1
91	Voorhees	1,775	137.1
92	Presidential Lakes Estates	1,927	137.2
93	Pemberton	1,373	138.2
94	Ventnor City	9,220	138.2
95	Roebling	3,591	138.4
96	Keasbey	2,793	139.0
97	Holiday Heights	2,118	139.2
98	Wildwood Crest	3,094	139.3
99	Hammonton	14,746	140.3
100	Absecon	9,099	140.4
101	Palmyra	7,447	140.9
102	Franklin	4,938	141.5
103	Elizabeth	135,887	141.5
104	McKee City	10,843	141.5
105	Port Morris	1,141	141.9
106	Absecon Highlands	1,512	142.0
107	Dover	18,420	142.1
108	Gibbstown	3,494	142.1
109	Swedesboro	2,720	142.2
110	Belvidere	2,526	142.2
111	Ocean Gate	1,768	142.5
112	Glassboro	23,375	142.7
113	Tuckerton	3,616	143.1
114	Cape May	2,789	143.4
115	Florence	5,027	143.6
116	Keansburg	9,729	143.6
117	Hopelawn	2,986	144.0
118	Whitesboro	2,946	144.0
119	North Wildwood	3,620	144.3
120	Keyport	7,159	144.5
121	Elmer	1,152	144.7
122	Oak Valley	4,374	144.7
123	Stratford	6,965	144.8
124	Merchantville	3,815	144.8
125	Madison Park	8,798	144.9
126	Runnemede	8,310	145.3
127	Chesilhurst	1,340	145.7
128	Mount Ephraim	4,648	146.2
129	Dover Beaches North	1,599	146.5
130	Woodstown	3,690	146.6
131	English Creek	2,275	146.8
132	Echelon	13,577	146.8
133	Flemington	4,887	147.2
134	Rio Grande	3,285	148.0
135	Union City	66,375	148.2
136	Centre Grove	1,371	148.7
137	Ampere North	4,968	148.7
138	Laurence Harbor	6,130	149.0
139	Neptune City	4,607	149.1
140	Ellisburg	5,021	149.1
141	Collingswood	14,163	149.2
142	Bordentown	4,006	149.2
143	Manahawkin	2,359	149.4
144	West New York	51,683	149.8
145	Marlton	10,473	149.9
146	Milford	1,306	150.1
147	Roselle	22,455	150.3
148	Pitman	8,834	150.5
149	Fairview	14,920	150.5
150	Rosenhayn	1,066	151.0
151	Erma	2,039	151.1
152	Hamburg	3,293	151.3
153	Glen Gardner	1,702	151.4
154	Guttenberg	11,638	151.6
155	Thorofare	2,419	151.6
156	Newfield	1,811	151.8
157	Upper Pohatcong	1,851	151.9
158	Twin Rivers	8,315	152.0
159	Hackettstown	10,143	152.5
160	Asbury Park	15,239	152.6
161	Victory Lakes	1,403	152.9
162	Lakewood	69,884	153.0
163	Dunellen	7,711	153.3
164	Netcong	3,543	153.7
165	Garfield	32,502	153.8
166	Sicklerville	44,500	154.1
167	Spotswood	8,112	154.6
168	White Horse	10,040	155.1
169	North Plainfield	22,667	155.3
170	Kingston	1,557	155.5
171	Pine Lake Park	9,251	155.5
172	Plainfield	54,515	155.7
173	Brigantine	7,702	156.0
174	Bound Brook	12,023	156.3
175	Kenvil	1,719	156.3
176	Estell Manor	1,612	156.5
177	Berlin	7,503	156.9
178	Hackensack	45,768	157.1
179	Long Branch	32,184	157.3
180	Port Monmouth	3,285	157.4
181	East Vineland	1,475	157.6
182	Crandon Lakes	1,258	157.6
183	Manville	10,870	157.7
184	Malaga	1,612	157.8
185	Little Ferry	10,942	158.0
186	Folsom	1,732	158.2
187	Freehold	12,504	158.2
188	Northfield	8,427	158.3
189	Moonachie	3,106	158.5
190	Toms River	93,915	158.5
191	Franklinville	1,999	158.6
192	Bayonne	70,468	158.8
193	Ogdensburg	2,231	159.0
194	Farmingdale	1,399	159.1
195	Audubon	8,699	160.0
196	Lake Hiawatha	10,406	160.1
197	Whittingham	2,516	160.2
198	Mount Hope	3,082	160.3
199	White House Station	3,758	160.3
200	Laurel Springs	2,025	160.6
201	Yardville	6,266	160.8
202	Lodi	25,946	160.8
203	Country Lake Estates	4,700	160.9
204	Wallington	11,825	161.1
205	Kearny	40,570	161.1
206	Groveville	3,007	161.5
207	Marmora	2,011	161.6
208	Brownville	2,267	161.8
209	Rahway	29,748	161.9
210	Haledon	8,936	162.1
211	Eatontown	13,537	162.2
212	Linden	43,614	162.4
213	Carteret	25,187	162.9
214	South Toms River	3,701	163.0
215	Haddon Heights	7,488	163.2
216	Sayreville	45,237	163.7
217	South River	16,007	163.9
218	Beattystown	4,479	163.9
219	Ocean Grove	2,916	163.9
220	Wharton	7,254	164.0
221	Forked River	4,988	164.0
222	Kingston Estates	6,250	164.2
223	Highlands	4,575	164.6
224	Avenel	17,143	164.7
225	Silver Lake	1,447	165.0
226	Carlstadt	6,343	166.3
227	McGuire AFB	4,491	166.5
228	Hopatcong	14,470	166.8
229	Woodland Park	13,284	166.9
230	Rockaway	6,589	167.2
231	Old Bridge	28,015	167.4
232	East Franklin	10,281	167.7
233	Ridgefield Park	13,167	167.7
234	Sewaren	3,196	167.8
235	East Rutherford	10,154	168.0
236	Hightstown	5,869	168.3
237	Clifton	89,247	168.4
238	Atco	8,037	168.5
239	South Bound Brook	4,833	168.7
240	Somerville	12,958	168.8
241	Harrison	19,599	169.5
242	Mullica Hill	4,561	169.8
243	Dorothy	1,255	169.8
244	Beckett	5,072	170.4
245	Beachwood	11,002	170.4
246	Vauxhall	5,875	170.4
247	Fort Dix	8,034	170.5
248	South Amboy	9,714	170.7
249	Pine Beach	2,378	170.8
250	Lake Como	1,660	170.8
251	Roselle Park	13,965	171.1
252	Helmetta	2,317	171.3
253	Middlesex	14,518	171.3
254	Boonton	8,803	171.4
255	Woodbury Heights	3,116	172.2
256	Golden Triangle	4,893	172.3
257	Woodbridge	20,086	172.4
258	Riverdale	4,084	172.5
259	Gibbsboro	2,337	172.5
260	Frenchtown	1,609	172.8
261	Budd Lake	10,106	172.9
262	Lake Hopatcong	10,383	173.3
263	Butler	8,072	173.4
264	Ashland	9,437	173.8
265	Oak Ridge	10,860	173.9
266	Franklin Park	13,327	174.2
267	Highland Park	14,981	174.3
268	Watsessing	7,944	174.6
269	Wenonah	2,248	174.9
270	Jersey City	289,691	174.9
271	Garwood	4,688	175.5
272	North Arlington	16,368	175.5
273	Leonardo	2,342	175.9
274	High Bridge	3,584	176.2
275	Barnegat	3,367	176.5
276	Westmont	13,870	177.2
277	Palermo	2,667	177.9
278	Long Valley	2,107	178.0
279	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	5,747	178.0
280	Lambertville	4,141	178.1
281	Ramblewood	6,542	178.2
282	Riverton	2,771	178.2
283	Lebanon	1,664	178.3
284	Elmwood Park	21,287	178.3
285	Cliffside Park	25,580	178.3
286	Finderne	5,968	178.4
287	Sunset Lake	1,341	178.5
288	Beesleys Point	1,476	178.6
289	Englewood	29,342	178.7
290	Raritan	8,192	179.2
291	West Belmar	2,682	179.2
292	Mercerville	13,693	180.4
293	Newfoundland	1,281	180.4
294	Menlo Park Terrace	2,952	180.4
295	Cologne	1,023	180.5
296	Island Heights	1,691	180.5
297	Jamesburg	5,763	180.7
298	Mount Arlington	5,901	180.7
299	Milltown	6,994	180.7
300	Wanaque	11,162	181.0
301	Seaside Park	1,804	181.1
302	Parsippany	21,869	181.2
303	Red Bank	12,864	181.3
304	Highland Lakes	3,941	181.5
305	Cranford	1,783	181.7
306	Ocean City	11,260	182.0
307	Margate City	5,260	182.2
308	Englishtown	2,075	182.5
309	Bogota	9,110	182.5
310	Bloomingdale	7,686	182.6
311	Fort Lee	39,818	183.0
312	Cherry Hill Mall	14,827	183.5
313	Fords	13,052	183.5
314	Landing	4,499	183.7
315	Hamilton Square	11,643	183.8
316	Somerset	23,851	184.0
317	Ocean Acres	18,689	185.0
318	Point Pleasant	19,158	185.0
319	Iselin	19,151	185.3
320	South Plainfield	24,231	185.5
321	Belmar	5,861	186.1
322	Califon	1,065	186.4
323	Totowa	10,919	186.6
324	Caldwell	8,898	186.7
325	Pompton Lakes	11,010	186.9
326	Spring Lake Heights	4,866	187.1
327	Lincoln Park	10,901	187.2
328	Bergenfield	28,269	187.2
329	Hasbrouck Heights	12,067	187.5
330	Ledgewood	5,150	187.7
331	Mickleton	1,734	188.0
332	Tinton Falls	19,252	188.3
333	Dumont	18,072	188.3
334	Stanhope	3,551	188.4
335	Allentown	1,926	188.5
336	Port Republic	1,047	188.6
337	Matawan	9,636	188.6
338	Singac	3,987	189.4
339	Plainsboro Center	2,683	189.5
340	New Milford	16,882	189.6
341	Cliffwood Beach	3,044	190.0
342	Roosevelt	1,059	190.0
343	Olivet	1,647	190.8
344	Mount Tabor	1,127	190.9
345	Bradley Beach	4,264	190.9
346	South Dennis	1,579	191.3
347	Upper Greenwood Lake	3,621	191.7
348	Hawthorne	19,472	191.8
349	Union	3,284	192.1
350	Alloway	1,473	192.8
351	Rainbow Lakes	1,376	192.9
352	Dover Beaches South	1,520	193.0
353	Morristown	20,256	193.5
354	Heathcote	6,689	193.6
355	Panther Valley	4,622	193.7
356	Lawrenceville	3,947	194.0
357	Maywood	10,042	194.8
358	Bargaintown	5,231	194.9
359	Moorestown-Lenola	14,523	196.2
360	Palisades Park	20,192	196.3
361	Northvale	4,782	196.7
362	Macopin	2,305	196.9
363	Belford	2,039	197.2
364	Colonia	18,294	197.5
365	Union Beach	5,722	198.0
366	Monmouth Junction	9,457	198.1
367	North Middletown	3,081	198.1
368	Robbinsville Center	3,808	198.5
369	Ship Bottom	1,009	198.9
370	Ridgefield	11,439	199.3
371	Clinton	2,784	200.0
372	Sewell	3,065	200.3
373	West Freehold	14,233	200.4
374	Linwood	6,954	200.4
375	Byram Center	2,018	200.6
376	Hillsborough	22,302	201.6
377	Midland Park	6,996	202.2
378	Secaucus	21,437	202.3
379	Brookdale	10,044	202.5
380	Lake Telemark	1,519	203.0
381	Green Village	1,040	203.0
382	Wood-Ridge	10,094	204.2
383	Seaville	2,678	204.6
384	Kenilworth	8,339	204.7
385	Atlantic Highlands	4,409	205.5
386	Lake Mohawk	9,116	205.9
387	Fair Lawn	35,153	205.9
388	West Long Branch	8,576	206.1
389	Leonia	9,300	206.4
390	Princeton Meadows	15,382	206.7
391	Ringwood	11,600	206.9
392	Dayton	8,241	207.8
393	North Haledon	8,757	209.4
394	Hopewell	1,828	209.4
395	Strathmore	6,593	209.5
396	Rutherford	18,748	209.7
397	Six Mile Run	3,185	210.6
398	Weston	2,111	210.8
399	Preakness	18,538	211.1
400	Waretown	1,894	212.1
401	Chester	1,359	212.4
402	Green Knoll	6,664	213.4
403	Medford Lakes	4,267	213.4
404	Surf City	1,225	213.7
405	Flanders	8,949	213.9
406	Pompton Plains	10,766	214.2
407	North Beach Haven	2,282	214.4
408	Greentree	11,024	215.1
409	Sea Bright	1,657	215.5
410	Point Pleasant Beach	4,826	215.9
411	Springdale	15,672	216.0
412	Monroe Manor	2,308	216.8
413	Lincroft	6,901	216.9
414	Oceanport	6,130	217.0
415	Oakland	12,700	217.9
416	Great Notch	3,898	218.1
417	The Hills	10,732	218.1
418	Pine Brook	6,017	222.8
419	Park Ridge	9,218	224.0
420	Turnersville	3,071	224.8
421	Wanamassa	4,344	225.0
422	Far Hills	1,004	225.1
423	River Edge	12,024	225.5
424	Emerson	7,263	226.2
425	Stirling	2,868	226.7
426	Ramtown	6,410	226.7
427	Metuchen	14,982	227.2
428	Franklin Center	5,770	227.4
429	Morganville	5,544	227.6
430	White Meadow Lake	8,706	228.4
431	Shark River Hills	3,035	228.7
432	Port Reading	3,775	229.0
433	Brass Castle	1,844	231.0
434	Edgewater	14,544	231.6
435	Regency at Monroe	2,241	231.6
436	Annandale	1,751	231.8
437	Beach Haven West	5,164	232.9
438	Succasunna	9,866	233.3
439	Sea Isle City	2,079	233.7
440	Hillsdale	10,086	234.1
441	Beach Haven	1,096	234.2
442	Pennington	2,798	234.4
443	Paramus	26,500	235.1
444	Haddonfield	12,502	235.3
445	Kendall Park	10,765	236.1
446	Ramsey	14,722	237.9
447	New Providence	13,577	238.4
448	Bedminster	1,463	238.6
449	Basking Ridge	7,882	238.8
450	Whippany	8,862	238.9
451	Avon-by-the-Sea	1,801	239.0
452	Fanwood	7,714	239.7
453	Morris Plains	6,214	239.9
454	Monmouth Beach	3,201	240.2
455	Florham Park	13,134	240.5
456	Hewitt	2,797	241.2
457	Manasquan	5,915	241.3
458	Stonebridge	1,932	242.7
459	Westwood	11,221	244.0
460	Madison	16,464	244.2
461	Yorketown	7,265	245.3
462	Vista Center	2,235	245.6
463	Barclay	4,456	245.6
464	Springfield	1,338	246.1
465	Norwood	5,668	248.7
466	Lavallette	1,836	248.8
467	Bradley Gardens	14,315	249.0
468	Cedar Knolls	4,754	250.8
469	Oakhurst	3,811	251.1
470	East Freehold	5,381	252.4
471	Allendale	6,820	253.5
472	Waldwick	10,090	253.6
473	Kinnelon	9,971	254.9
474	Oradell	8,197	255.1
475	Glen Rock	12,082	255.6
476	Cresskill	9,101	256.8
477	Middlebush	2,017	257.4
478	Montvale	8,625	257.5
479	Peapack and Gladstone	2,547	257.7
480	Shrewsbury	4,162	258.4
481	Pleasantdale	2,293	260.5
482	Watchung	6,429	262.4
483	Hoboken	58,340	262.5
484	Roseland	6,211	263.4
485	Brielle	4,960	264.1
486	Avalon	1,478	264.1
487	Princeton	30,451	264.5
488	Bay Head	1,201	265.4
489	Navesink	1,904	265.6
490	Spring Lake	2,782	266.5
491	Neshanic Station	5,403	269.4
492	Ridgewood	26,076	270.6
493	Martinsville	12,016	271.0
494	Auburn	1,209	271.6
495	Gillette	2,739	274.0
496	Ten Mile Run	2,288	274.0
497	Mount Royal	1,077	274.8
498	Bridgewater Center	6,198	275.0
499	Troy Hills	5,183	275.1
500	Cranbury	2,304	275.6
501	Robertsville	11,859	275.7
502	Closter	8,544	277.0
503	Towaco	5,627	277.5
504	Pines Lake	2,989	281.9
505	Demarest	4,916	284.6
506	Bernardsville	7,871	284.8
507	Summit	22,512	285.1
508	Westfield	30,760	287.8
509	Harrington Park	4,883	288.0
510	Packanack Lake	6,126	288.2
511	Tenafly	15,252	288.4
512	Ho-Ho-Kus	4,230	291.4
513	Millington	3,002	291.7
514	Belle Mead	6,772	291.9
515	Richwood	3,453	292.3
516	Haworth	3,321	293.5
517	Woodcliff Lake	6,097	294.6
518	Glen Ridge	7,827	296.4
519	Old Tappan	5,896	299.6
520	North Caldwell	6,622	301.6
521	Sea Girt	1,978	303.1
522	Mountainside	6,967	304.7
523	Mendham	4,977	306.8
524	Liberty Corner	1,789	306.8
525	Chatham	9,219	307.6
526	Upper Montclair	12,279	309.8
527	Princeton Junction	1,842	310.0
528	Little Silver	6,096	310.7
529	Englewood Cliffs	5,330	311.5
530	Deans	1,166	313.3
531	Blackwells Mills	10,220	314.4
532	Franklin Lakes	11,011	315.9
533	Forsgate	2,094	317.9
534	Saddle River	3,358	318.7
535	Fair Haven	6,182	318.7
536	Mountain Lakes	4,535	321.1
537	Lyons	5,444	321.9
538	Upper Saddle River	8,354	323.1
539	Short Hills	14,398	324.6
540	Rumson	7,265	324.6
541	Alpine	1,503	324.6
542	Essex Fells	2,320	324.6
543	Brookside	1,287	324.6

Methodology

Cities in New Jersey are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in new jersey?: Cedar Glen Lakes ranks #1 with 64.3 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in new jersey?: 1. Cedar Glen Lakes (64.3), 2. Salem (80.4), 3. Crestwood Village (82.3), 4. Cedar Glen West (83.8), 5. Camden (87.7)
How many cities in New Jersey are ranked?: This ranking includes 543 cities in New Jersey with available data.

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