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Most affordable housing, New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 21 counties in New Jersey that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 3.9.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6383.0+17%

02▲3Salem County, NJNJ66,2803.0+22%

03▼1Sussex County, NJNJ148,0633.20%

04▼1Camden County, NJNJ535,7993.2+18%

05▼1Burlington County, NJNJ481,4393.3+14%

06Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1483.3+34%

07Warren County, NJNJ112,9533.4−4%

08▲2Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7813.6−5%

09Mercer County, NJNJ399,2893.8+13%

10▼2Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6573.8+21%

11Somerset County, NJNJ356,4863.9+12%

12Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3354.1+15%

13Morris County, NJNJ524,2514.2+10%

14Ocean County, NJNJ673,7464.4+18%

15▲1Cape May County, NJNJ93,3904.8+29%

16▼1Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0354.9+24%

17Bergen County, NJNJ977,0265.0+9%

18Union County, NJNJ601,8635.1+19%

19Passaic County, NJNJ531,6245.3+7%

20Hudson County, NJNJ735,0335.9+15%

21Essex County, NJNJ896,3796.5+15%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES