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Best value cities in New Jersey

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Best value” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income. 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.Camden, NJ71k residents

    66/100

    cost of living index: 88 · median home price: $112,000 · median household income: $40,546

  2. 2.Bridgeton, NJ27k residents

    65/100

    cost of living index: 91 · median home price: $145,500 · median household income: $55,781

  3. 3.Trenton, NJ90k residents

    63/100

    cost of living index: 93 · median home price: $160,700 · median household income: $52,537

  4. 4.Vineland, NJ61k residents

    63/100

    cost of living index: 96 · median home price: $240,700 · median household income: $67,860

  5. 5.Sicklerville, NJ45k residents

    63/100

    cost of living index: 101 · median home price: $278,900 · median household income: $105,602

  6. 6.Atlantic City, NJ39k residents

    63/100

    cost of living index: 93 · median home price: $207,400 · median household income: $41,028

  7. 7.Millville, NJ28k residents

    63/100

    cost of living index: 96 · median home price: $219,000 · median household income: $70,275

  8. 8.Newark, NJ310k residents

    57/100

    cost of living index: 106 · median home price: $373,700 · median household income: $52,060

  9. 9.Toms River, NJ95k residents

    57/100

    cost of living index: 112 · median home price: $403,600 · median household income: $100,137

  10. 10.Paterson, NJ159k residents

    56/100

    cost of living index: 107 · median home price: $360,100 · median household income: $55,997

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 the best value in New Jersey?
Camden, NJ ranks first with a fit score of 66/100, followed by Bridgeton (65) and Trenton (63), using the "Best value" 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 cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.