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For most people who can afford it, yes. Hoboken grades B overall, 238th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey. Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. On CDC health estimates it is near the top nationally and the median household earns $181K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $894K, 9 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 83% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hoboken, against 45% in New Jersey’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 7 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Terminal at Hoboken and Church of the Holy Innocents.
Where Hoboken beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Terminal at Hoboken
Its 22 National Register listings are more than in 98% of New Jersey towns with a listing.
Census counts: 2,668 in 1850, 60,419 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1808 and 4 maps from 1947 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Hoboken is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hoboken. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw4 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw3 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw4 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw3 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hoboken, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hoboken.
Hoboken sends many workers across the state line and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding).
3.1 miles of trail in 18 parks and preserves. The trail density in Hoboken is 1.6 miles per square mile.
| Hoboken | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northwest Resiliency Park | 0.7 mi | 6 |
| 2. Church Square Park | 0.5 mi | 3 |
| 3. Columbus Park | 0.5 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its B is the best School Grade on its borders; Weehawken Township (B−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Hoboken Public School District. Three of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 649 | B+ |
| Hoboken High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 652 | C+ |
| Joseph F Brandt Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 632 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New Jersey is stroke: 1.2% of its 51,022 adults have had a stroke, against 3.1% statewide.
4.5% of Hoboken adults have diabetes. Of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Hoboken. 23% of Hoboken adults have obesity.
| Hoboken | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 4.5% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hoboken | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 1.2% | 3.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2.3% | 5.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 23.2% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 9 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $894K) costs more against local pay than in 86% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. At about $894K, home values are up 5% in five years, against a rise of 35% across New Jersey.
Hoboken’s median rent is $2,938 a month. Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026. 34% of households own their home in Hoboken.
| Hoboken | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 34% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,938 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 33% | 52% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $614 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on. 1,621 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 284 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 1,621 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hoboken. Among 468 New Jersey towns, just 6 have a higher FEMA risk score than Hoboken.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hoboken has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 26° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
35% of working residents cross a state line to work. Jobs based here grew from 17,373 in 2013 to 24,485.
Most working residents leave Hoboken for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Hoboken has added 7,112 jobs, to 24,485 in 2023. Among 468 New Jersey towns, just 2 have a higher share of workers working from home than Hoboken.
| Hoboken | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 37% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $181,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 22.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 76% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
139 within 15 miles of the center of Hoboken
About 8 of every 100 Hoboken residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
50,005 counted in 2010 and 60,419 in 2020; an estimated 59,027 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
22 places in Hoboken on the National Register of Historic Places.
42 notable people were born in Hoboken.
City in Hudson County, New Jersey, U.S.
Hoboken ( HOH-boh-kən; Unami: Hupokàn) is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 60,419, an increase of 10,414 (+20.8%) from the 2010 census count of 50,005, which in turn reflected an increase of 11,428 (+29.6%) from the 38,577 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 59,149 for 2024. With more than 42,400 inhabitants per square mile (16,400/km2) in data from the 2010 census, Hoboken was ranked as the third-most densely populated munic…
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3 towns share a border with Hoboken.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Weehawken Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoboken | #238 | B | D− | C+ | B | A+ |
| Weehawken Township | #244 | B | D− | B− | B− | A+ |
| Jersey City | #396 | C− | D− | C− | C− | A− |
| Union City | #399 | C− | D | — | B− | C |
Union City reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Hoboken with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hoboken grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #238 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
42 notable people were born here, including Frank Sinatra and Alfred Kinsey.
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