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Most affordable housing, New Jersey counties · 2010

New Jersey counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2010 ACS). 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

01Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6383.3+29%

02Salem County, NJNJ66,2803.3+34%

03Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1483.5+41%

04Burlington County, NJNJ481,4393.5+23%

05Camden County, NJNJ535,7993.7+34%

06Sussex County, NJNJ148,0633.9+21%

07Warren County, NJNJ112,9534.3+20%

08Mercer County, NJNJ399,2894.3+31%

09Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7814.4+15%

10Somerset County, NJNJ356,4864.4+26%

11Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3354.6+28%

12Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6574.8+55%

13Morris County, NJNJ524,2514.9+28%

14Ocean County, NJNJ673,7464.9+31%

15Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0355.2+32%

16Bergen County, NJNJ977,0265.9+29%

17Union County, NJNJ601,8635.9+38%

18Cape May County, NJNJ93,3906.2+68%

19Hudson County, NJNJ735,0336.9+36%

20Passaic County, NJNJ531,6247.0+42%

21Essex County, NJNJ896,3797.2+27%

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