Most Expensive Cities in New Jersey
Most expensive cities in New Jersey (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Short Hills
|
271 |
$250,001 |
$3,259/mo |
14,398 |
| 2 |
Englewood Cliffs
|
247 |
$222,192 |
$3,501/mo |
5,330 |
| 3 |
Rumson
|
243 |
$250,001 |
$2,351/mo |
7,265 |
| 4 |
Franklin Lakes
|
240 |
$230,987 |
$3,334/mo |
11,011 |
| 5 |
Upper Saddle River
|
236 |
$246,719 |
$3,501/mo |
8,354 |
| 6 |
Fair Haven
|
223 |
$237,132 |
$3,500/mo |
6,182 |
| 7 |
Little Silver
|
217 |
$220,746 |
$3,501/mo |
6,096 |
| 8 |
Tenafly
|
215 |
$208,088 |
$3,143/mo |
15,252 |
| 9 |
Old Tappan
|
212 |
$199,250 |
$3,241/mo |
5,896 |
| 10 |
North Caldwell
|
212 |
$203,140 |
$3,250/mo |
6,622 |
| 11 |
Mountainside
|
208 |
$210,100 |
$3,501/mo |
6,967 |
| 12 |
Hoboken
|
196 |
$176,943 |
$2,819/mo |
58,340 |
| 13 |
Princeton
|
195 |
$184,113 |
$2,448/mo |
30,451 |
| 14 |
Blackwells Mills
|
195 |
$248,149 |
$3,148/mo |
10,220 |
| 15 |
Packanack Lake
|
194 |
$196,343 |
$3,501/mo |
6,126 |
| 16 |
Woodcliff Lake
|
193 |
$211,233 |
$2,629/mo |
6,097 |
| 17 |
Roseland
|
192 |
$160,644 |
$3,293/mo |
6,211 |
| 18 |
Troy Hills
|
190 |
$180,618 |
$3,250/mo |
5,183 |
| 19 |
Florham Park
|
190 |
$147,714 |
$3,009/mo |
13,134 |
| 20 |
Summit
|
189 |
$199,107 |
$2,308/mo |
22,512 |
| 21 |
Upper Montclair
|
188 |
$250,001 |
$2,290/mo |
12,279 |
| 22 |
Closter
|
187 |
$187,500 |
$2,651/mo |
8,544 |
| 23 |
Paramus
|
186 |
$139,707 |
$2,845/mo |
26,500 |
| 24 |
Watchung
|
186 |
$166,536 |
$2,571/mo |
6,429 |
| 25 |
Chatham
|
185 |
$250,001 |
$2,251/mo |
9,219 |
| 26 |
Belle Mead
|
183 |
$219,215 |
$2,645/mo |
6,772 |
| 27 |
Waldwick
|
183 |
$155,526 |
$3,189/mo |
10,090 |
| 28 |
Westfield
|
183 |
$212,700 |
$2,211/mo |
30,760 |
| 29 |
Ridgewood
|
183 |
$217,250 |
$2,340/mo |
26,076 |
| 30 |
Allendale
|
182 |
$156,992 |
$2,648/mo |
6,820 |
| 31 |
Madison
|
180 |
$168,469 |
$2,248/mo |
16,464 |
| 32 |
Pompton Plains
|
179 |
$113,661 |
$3,297/mo |
10,766 |
| 33 |
Edgewater
|
179 |
$137,847 |
$2,645/mo |
14,544 |
| 34 |
Towaco
|
179 |
$197,696 |
$2,726/mo |
5,627 |
| 35 |
Bridgewater Center
|
173 |
$201,250 |
$2,637/mo |
6,198 |
| 36 |
Cresskill
|
172 |
$173,293 |
$2,311/mo |
9,101 |
| 37 |
Robertsville
|
171 |
$204,421 |
$2,605/mo |
11,859 |
| 38 |
Morris Plains
|
171 |
$149,623 |
$2,686/mo |
6,214 |
| 39 |
Glen Ridge
|
171 |
$248,016 |
$2,347/mo |
7,827 |
| 40 |
Norwood
|
169 |
$164,766 |
$2,446/mo |
5,668 |
| 41 |
Whippany
|
169 |
$153,725 |
$2,619/mo |
8,862 |
| 42 |
Morganville
|
168 |
$134,911 |
$2,677/mo |
5,544 |
| 43 |
Manasquan
|
167 |
$156,542 |
$1,655/mo |
5,915 |
| 44 |
Pine Brook
|
167 |
$146,543 |
$2,360/mo |
6,017 |
| 45 |
Yorketown
|
166 |
$163,375 |
$2,607/mo |
7,265 |
| 46 |
Kinnelon
|
165 |
$178,102 |
$2,307/mo |
9,971 |
| 47 |
Bernardsville
|
165 |
$231,006 |
$2,155/mo |
7,871 |
| 48 |
Glen Rock
|
165 |
$210,369 |
$1,938/mo |
12,082 |
| 49 |
Franklin Center
|
164 |
$138,643 |
$2,588/mo |
5,770 |
| 50 |
Montvale
|
164 |
$183,664 |
$2,241/mo |
8,625 |