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Ranked · Renting · New Jersey

Best cities for renters in New Jersey

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Newark, NJ310k residents

    73/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,426/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,008/mo · walkability: 42/100

  2. 2.Trenton, NJ90k residents

    68/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,341/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $997/mo · walkability: 34/100

  3. 3.Paterson, NJ159k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,588/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,177/mo · walkability: 38/100

  4. 4.Elizabeth, NJ137k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,588/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,235/mo · walkability: 38/100

  5. 5.Camden, NJ71k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,171/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $930/mo · walkability: 34/100

  6. 6.Vineland, NJ61k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,246/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $994/mo · walkability: 34/100

  7. 7.Millville, NJ28k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,340/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $962/mo · walkability: 30/100

  8. 8.Sicklerville, NJ45k residents

    64/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,450/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $883/mo · walkability: 30/100

  9. 9.East Orange, NJ70k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,622/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,185/mo · walkability: 34/100

  10. 10.Atlantic City, NJ39k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,191/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $974/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in New Jersey?
Newark, NJ ranks first with a fit score of 73/100, followed by Trenton (68) and Paterson (65), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.