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Least affordable housing, New Jersey counties · 2010

New Jersey counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2010 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 4.6.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Essex County, NJNJ896,3797.2+27%

02Passaic County, NJNJ531,6247.0+42%

03Hudson County, NJNJ735,0336.9+36%

04Cape May County, NJNJ93,3906.2+68%

05Union County, NJNJ601,8635.9+38%

06Bergen County, NJNJ977,0265.9+29%

07Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0355.2+32%

08Ocean County, NJNJ673,7464.9+31%

09Morris County, NJNJ524,2514.9+28%

10Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6574.8+55%

11Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3354.6+28%

12Somerset County, NJNJ356,4864.4+26%

13Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7814.4+15%

14Mercer County, NJNJ399,2894.3+31%

15Warren County, NJNJ112,9534.3+20%

16Sussex County, NJNJ148,0633.9+21%

17Camden County, NJNJ535,7993.7+34%

18Burlington County, NJNJ481,4393.5+23%

19Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1483.5+41%

20Salem County, NJNJ66,2803.3+34%

21Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6383.3+29%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS