Essex County · New Jersey · Northeast · 310k residents
Newark, NJ: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Newark: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the New Jersey median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Newark is $373,700, 21% below the New Jersey median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,426/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 106 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $52,060 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Newark is $373,700, 20.6% below the median for ACS-covered places in New Jersey.
- Household income: Median household income is $52,060, 46.7% below the median for ACS-covered places in New Jersey.
- Adult education: 19.7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 48.4% below the median for ACS-covered places in New Jersey.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 7.2 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A historic gateway city with a major arts center, Portuguese and Brazilian culture, and airport-scale connections.
Known for: Newark Museum of Art, the Ironbound, music, universities, and transportation access.
Calendar note: The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District presents recurring arts and music festivals.
Story source: Destination Newark
- Scale: A large city with a quarter-million or more residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Newark about 20 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 205 sunny days and 28 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 42 and an average commute of 32 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Newark side by side
Cost of living index
106
ACS median home value
$373,700
2-bedroom rent
$1,426/mo
Median household income
$52,060
Housing momentum
How fast Newark's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
26/100
Cooling
Ranks Newark's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Newark's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $373,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $300 |
| Property tax rate | 2.2% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,008/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,426/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.26% |
| Sales tax | 6.6% |
| Cost of living index | 106 |
| Groceries index | 106 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $100/mo |
| Gas price | $3.25/gal |
| Healthcare index | 103 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,350/mo |
| Median household income | $52,060 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% |
| Population | 310k |
| Crime index | 25/100 |
| School rating | 8.3/10 |
| Walkability | 42/100 |
| Disaster risk | 98/100 |
| Avg. commute | 32 min |
| Sunny days / year | 205 days |
| July high | 87°F |
| January low | 25°F |
| Annual snowfall | 28 in |
| Home price YoY | -1.5% |
| Home price MoM | -0.4% |
| Rent YoY | +0.9% |
| Rent MoM | +0.2% |
| Ocean coast | 20 mi |
| Big lake | 65 mi |
| Mountains | 66 mi |
| Major airport | 3 mi |
| Ski resort | 66 mi |
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- What is the cost of living in Newark, NJ?
- Newark indexes at 106 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,426/mo and a acs median home value of $373,700.
- How much does a house cost in Newark?
- The acs median home value in Newark is $373,700, 21% below the New Jersey median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Newark?
- A two-bedroom in Newark rents for about $1,426/mo.