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Least affordable housing, New Jersey counties · 2020

New Jersey counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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 3.7.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Essex County, NJNJ896,3796.2+10%

02Hudson County, NJNJ735,0335.3+5%

03Passaic County, NJNJ531,6244.8−3%

04Union County, NJNJ601,8634.6+7%

05Bergen County, NJNJ977,0264.6−1%

06Cape May County, NJNJ93,3904.2+14%

07Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0354.2+7%

08Ocean County, NJNJ673,7463.9+5%

09Morris County, NJNJ524,2513.9+2%

10Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3353.8+7%

11Somerset County, NJNJ356,4863.7+7%

12Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7813.6−8%

13Mercer County, NJNJ399,2893.5+5%

14Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6573.4+9%

15Warren County, NJNJ112,9533.2−11%

16Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1483.0+22%

17Salem County, NJNJ66,2802.9+17%

18Burlington County, NJNJ481,4392.90%

19Camden County, NJNJ535,7992.8+3%

20Sussex County, NJNJ148,0632.8−12%

21Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6382.50%

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