#T1Ho-Ho-Kus
Bergen County · 4,313 peopleJobs & income grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #31 of 466 in NJ
Ho-Ho-Kus, #1 on this list · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0New Jersey rankings · Jobs & income
Best towns for jobs & income in New Jersey
Ho-Ho-Kus and Norwood share first place on jobs & income among New Jersey’s 468 towns of 2,500+; 279 of the 468 grade A− or better on jobs & income nationally.
The Jobs & income grade: household income, poverty, unemployment (Census ACS) and jobs within a 45-minute drive (EPA). How grades work
#T1A+
#T1Norwood
Bergen County · 5,817 peopleJobs & income grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #64 of 466 in NJ
#3Hainesport Township
Burlington County · 6,197 peopleJobs & income grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #182 of 466 in NJ
All 468 towns
Jobs & income grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 231 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
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#TownGradeOverall
3Hainesport TownshipBurlington County · 6,197 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #182 of 466
T14East Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 12,610 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #131 of 466
T16Berkeley Heights TownshipUnion County · 15,140 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #38 of 466
T16Delaware TownshipHunterdon County · 4,597 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #13 of 466
T16Woodbury HeightsGloucester County · 3,162 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #130 of 466
19Scotch Plains TownshipUnion County · 25,437 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #72 of 466
T21Peapack and GladstoneSomerset County · 2,587 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #128 of 466
T21River Vale TownshipBergen County · 10,555 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 466
25East Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,952 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #168 of 466
26Mendham TownshipMorris County · 6,075 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #84 of 466
T28Cranford TownshipUnion County · 24,725 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #55 of 466
T28Little SilverMonmouth County · 6,124 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #20 of 466
30Pilesgrove TownshipSalem County · 4,280 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #158 of 466
T32Warren TownshipSomerset County · 17,753 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #29 of 466
T32West Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,037 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #213 of 466
T37Millstone TownshipMonmouth County · 10,412 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #197 of 466
T39Franklin TownshipHunterdon County · 3,288 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #65 of 466
41Clark TownshipUnion County · 16,418 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #189 of 466
42Chesterfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,046 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #36 of 466
T43Bethlehem TownshipHunterdon County · 3,774 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #207 of 466
T43Medford LakesBurlington County · 4,403 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #122 of 466
45Tabernacle TownshipBurlington County · 7,014 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #299 of 466
T46Livingston TownshipEssex County · 32,223 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #39 of 466
T46New Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 6,237 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
51Shamong TownshipBurlington County · 6,659 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #302 of 466
T52East Hanover TownshipMorris County · 11,457 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #190 of 466
T52Millburn TownshipEssex County · 22,874 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #113 of 466
T55BernardsvilleSomerset County · 7,966 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #41 of 466
T55West Caldwell TownshipEssex County · 11,205 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #69 of 466
T57Marlboro TownshipMonmouth County · 42,254 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #90 of 466
T57Tewksbury TownshipHunterdon County · 5,925 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #47 of 466
T60Montville TownshipMorris County · 24,469 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #112 of 466
T60Washington TownshipBergen County · 9,392 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #82 of 466
64Mansfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,199 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #167 of 466
65Bridgewater TownshipSomerset County · 46,455 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #144 of 466
66Bernards TownshipSomerset County · 28,594 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #17 of 466
67Hazlet TownshipMonmouth County · 20,743 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #171 of 466
68Denville TownshipMorris County · 17,424 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #12 of 466
T76Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 14,043 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #16 of 466
T76Wyckoff TownshipBergen County · 17,224 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #74 of 466
T78Cranbury TownshipMiddlesex County · 4,240 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #25 of 466
T78Hopewell TownshipMercer County · 18,763 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #100 of 466
80Saddle Brook TownshipBergen County · 14,441 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #191 of 466
81Montgomery TownshipSomerset County · 24,039 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #117 of 466
82Medford TownshipBurlington County · 25,612 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #115 of 466
83Morris TownshipMorris County · 23,730 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #200 of 466
86Wayne TownshipPassaic County · 54,819 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #214 of 466
T89Mount Laurel TownshipBurlington County · 47,738 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #258 of 466
94Independence TownshipWarren County · 5,666 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #136 of 466
T97Pequannock TownshipMorris County · 15,750 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #92 of 466
100Colts Neck TownshipMonmouth County · 9,989 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #120 of 466
T101Englewood CliffsBergen County · 5,384 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #53 of 466
T101Plainsboro TownshipMiddlesex County · 24,349 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #103 of 466
T105Evesham TownshipBurlington County · 49,525 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #217 of 466
T105Hillsborough TownshipSomerset County · 45,061 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #97 of 466
T107Monmouth BeachMonmouth County · 3,226 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #34 of 466
T112Mahwah TownshipBergen County · 25,678 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #116 of 466
114Westampton TownshipBurlington County · 9,436 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #312 of 466
T115Mine Hill TownshipMorris County · 4,160 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #172 of 466
T117Kingwood TownshipHunterdon County · 3,864 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #232 of 466
T117Raritan TownshipHunterdon County · 25,281 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #71 of 466
T120Pompton LakesPassaic County · 11,246 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #129 of 466
122Randolph TownshipMorris County · 26,878 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #101 of 466
T123Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 36,052 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #195 of 466
T123South PlainfieldMiddlesex County · 24,891 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #268 of 466
T126Holmdel TownshipMonmouth County · 17,535 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #66 of 466
T126Springfield TownshipUnion County · 18,342 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #177 of 466
129Mantua TownshipGloucester County · 15,582 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #181 of 466
T130Hasbrouck HeightsBergen County · 12,211 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #63 of 466
T130Jefferson TownshipMorris County · 20,703 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #121 of 466
T136Boonton TownshipMorris County · 4,432 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #73 of 466
T136Upper TownshipCape May County · 12,355 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #252 of 466
T139Washington TownshipMorris County · 18,309 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #75 of 466
T139West Windsor TownshipMercer County · 32,839 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #77 of 466
T143Maplewood TownshipEssex County · 26,320 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #156 of 466
T149Alloway TownshipSalem County · 3,338 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #266 of 466
T149Bradley BeachMonmouth County · 4,163 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #285 of 466
T149East Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 50,678 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #163 of 466
152Robbinsville TownshipMercer County · 15,958 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #89 of 466
153Rockaway TownshipMorris County · 27,728 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #162 of 466
154South Orange Village TownshipEssex County · 19,139 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #186 of 466
T155Bedminster TownshipSomerset County · 8,285 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #76 of 466
T155Clinton TownshipHunterdon County · 13,412 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 466
T155Montclair TownshipEssex County · 44,633 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #126 of 466
158Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 5,026 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #179 of 466
T159Mount ArlingtonMorris County · 5,985 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #95 of 466
T159South Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 47,454 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #125 of 466
T162Andover TownshipSussex County · 5,721 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #107 of 466
T162Woolwich TownshipGloucester County · 14,858 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #150 of 466
T165Byram TownshipSussex County · 8,249 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #221 of 466
167Delran TownshipBurlington County · 18,909 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #296 of 466
168Greenwich TownshipWarren County · 5,726 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #286 of 466
T169Manalapan TownshipMonmouth County · 40,987 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 466
T169Wall TownshipMonmouth County · 26,753 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #198 of 466
171Aberdeen TownshipMonmouth County · 19,535 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #218 of 466
T172Teaneck TownshipBergen County · 43,329 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #201 of 466
174Washington TownshipGloucester County · 49,840 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #227 of 466
T175Woodcliff LakeBergen County · 6,193 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #24 of 466
177Branchburg TownshipSomerset County · 15,511 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #138 of 466
178Moorestown TownshipBurlington County · 22,262 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #118 of 466
T180Little Falls TownshipPassaic County · 15,340 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #155 of 466
T180Parsippany-Troy Hills TownshipMorris County · 56,633 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #114 of 466
T184Green Brook TownshipSomerset County · 7,410 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #174 of 466
T184Upper Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 7,251 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #159 of 466
T184Upper Saddle RiverBergen County · 8,650 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #79 of 466
T187Franklin TownshipWarren County · 3,049 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #271 of 466
T187Franklin TownshipSomerset County · 69,105 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #246 of 466
T187Weehawken TownshipHudson County · 17,827 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #244 of 466
190Readington TownshipHunterdon County · 16,406 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #132 of 466
T191Edison TownshipMiddlesex County · 109,077 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #210 of 466
193Woodland ParkPassaic County · 13,623 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #264 of 466
T194Roselle ParkUnion County · 15,603 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #153 of 466
T194South Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 3,479 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #134 of 466
T196Dennis TownshipCape May County · 6,100 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #356 of 466
T196Middletown TownshipMonmouth County · 67,135 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #93 of 466
T199Pohatcong TownshipWarren County · 3,578 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #379 of 466
T199West Milford TownshipPassaic County · 25,216 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #164 of 466
201Monroe TownshipMiddlesex County · 49,830 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #106 of 466
T204Cedar Grove TownshipEssex County · 13,916 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #60 of 466
T204Lawrence TownshipMercer County · 34,165 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #228 of 466
207Spring Lake HeightsMonmouth County · 4,868 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #56 of 466
208Florence TownshipBurlington County · 13,385 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #239 of 466
209Mount Olive TownshipMorris County · 29,503 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #87 of 466
T210Cinnaminson TownshipBurlington County · 17,930 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #289 of 466
T210Union BeachMonmouth County · 5,708 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #316 of 466
214Elk TownshipGloucester County · 4,520 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #194 of 466
215East RutherfordBergen County · 10,566 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #287 of 466
216Holland TownshipHunterdon County · 5,239 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #324 of 466
T217Howell TownshipMonmouth County · 55,156 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #225 of 466
T217Sparta TownshipSussex County · 20,431 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #83 of 466
T220BloomingdalePassaic County · 7,853 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #230 of 466
T220Piscataway TownshipMiddlesex County · 62,253 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #229 of 466
223Fredon TownshipSussex County · 3,332 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #166 of 466
T224Long Hill TownshipMorris County · 8,684 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #187 of 466
T224Springfield TownshipBurlington County · 3,315 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #301 of 466
226Roxbury TownshipMorris County · 23,427 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #157 of 466
T227Chester TownshipMorris County · 7,795 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #62 of 466
T227Nutley TownshipEssex County · 30,744 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #149 of 466
229Burlington TownshipBurlington County · 24,893 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #300 of 466
230Union TownshipUnion County · 63,675 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #290 of 466
T231Point Pleasant BeachOcean County · 4,993 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #261 of 466
T231Voorhees TownshipCamden County · 31,571 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #175 of 466
234LambertvilleHunterdon County · 4,198 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #220 of 466
T235Highland ParkMiddlesex County · 15,259 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #248 of 466
238BordentownBurlington County · 4,108 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #154 of 466
T239West Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 22,681 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #270 of 466
T239West Orange TownshipEssex County · 49,557 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #256 of 466
T243Liberty TownshipWarren County · 2,701 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #283 of 466
T243North ArlingtonBergen County · 16,601 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #223 of 466
246Woodbridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 104,802 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #277 of 466
247Eastampton TownshipBurlington County · 6,603 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #328 of 466
249Margate CityAtlantic County · 5,194 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #139 of 466
250MiddlesexMiddlesex County · 14,740 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #188 of 466
251Lyndhurst TownshipBergen County · 22,343 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #236 of 466
253Toms River TownshipOcean County · 100,899 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #317 of 466
254Cherry Hill TownshipCamden County · 79,965 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #180 of 466
255High BridgeHunterdon County · 3,603 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #137 of 466
257SayrevilleMiddlesex County · 46,787 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #273 of 466
258Green TownshipSussex County · 3,715 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #147 of 466
259Rochelle Park TownshipBergen County · 5,972 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #267 of 466
T263Jackson TownshipOcean County · 61,281 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #231 of 466
265Tinton FallsMonmouth County · 19,539 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #219 of 466
T266Haddon TownshipCamden County · 15,649 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #279 of 466
T266West Long BranchMonmouth County · 8,625 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #193 of 466
T269Bloomfield TownshipEssex County · 56,375 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #259 of 466
T269Delanco TownshipBurlington County · 5,010 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #361 of 466
271Bordentown TownshipBurlington County · 12,821 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #226 of 466
274Stafford TownshipOcean County · 30,958 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #241 of 466
T275East Windsor TownshipMercer County · 30,562 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #254 of 466
T278North Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 45,097 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #311 of 466
T278Union TownshipHunterdon County · 6,649 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #152 of 466
280South AmboyMiddlesex County · 10,403 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #335 of 466
283Brick TownshipOcean County · 77,402 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #308 of 466
284Hamilton TownshipMercer County · 94,157 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #346 of 466
T286Cliffside ParkBergen County · 26,539 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #263 of 466
288Mullica TownshipAtlantic County · 5,853 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #280 of 466
T289Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 32,600 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #322 of 466
291Frankford TownshipSussex County · 5,368 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #319 of 466
T292Ocean TownshipMonmouth County · 28,088 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #315 of 466
T296Bound BrookSomerset County · 13,038 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #389 of 466
T296Waterford TownshipCamden County · 10,562 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #282 of 466
T296Winslow TownshipCamden County · 40,562 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #344 of 466
299Blairstown TownshipWarren County · 5,815 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #249 of 466
300Fairfield TownshipEssex County · 8,346 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #216 of 466
301MerchantvilleCamden County · 4,241 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #325 of 466
T303FlemingtonHunterdon County · 4,856 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #321 of 466
T303Palisades ParkBergen County · 20,317 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #275 of 466
305Old Bridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 70,228 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #237 of 466
T306Lacey TownshipOcean County · 30,297 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #295 of 466
T306Lumberton TownshipBurlington County · 13,171 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #343 of 466
309Hopewell TownshipCumberland County · 4,517 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #411 of 466
310Vernon TownshipSussex County · 22,965 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #204 of 466
T312Franklin TownshipGloucester County · 16,666 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #353 of 466
T312Little Egg Harbor TownshipOcean County · 21,801 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #339 of 466
316Stillwater TownshipSussex County · 4,072 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #292 of 466
319CollingswoodCamden County · 14,386 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #340 of 466
T320Little FerryBergen County · 11,099 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #333 of 466
322Hardyston TownshipSussex County · 8,541 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #205 of 466
323Gloucester TownshipCamden County · 67,085 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #306 of 466
324Mansfield TownshipWarren County · 7,996 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #327 of 466
325Harmony TownshipWarren County · 2,542 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #408 of 466
T327White TownshipWarren County · 4,706 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #314 of 466
329Plumsted TownshipOcean County · 9,991 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #349 of 466
330SwedesboroGloucester County · 2,766 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #202 of 466
331Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 9,039 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #381 of 466
332Willingboro TownshipBurlington County · 32,824 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #426 of 466
T333Knowlton TownshipWarren County · 2,947 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #370 of 466
335Monroe TownshipGloucester County · 38,137 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #281 of 466
337Logan TownshipGloucester County · 6,126 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #269 of 466
340Quinton TownshipSalem County · 2,675 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #402 of 466
T341Hillside TownshipUnion County · 22,860 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #413 of 466
343Berlin TownshipCamden County · 6,060 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #366 of 466
T344Allamuchy TownshipWarren County · 5,484 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #350 of 466
T344North WildwoodCape May County · 3,518 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #417 of 466
T346Alexandria TownshipHunterdon County · 4,811 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #331 of 466
T346Buena Vista TownshipAtlantic County · 7,175 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #415 of 466
T349National ParkGloucester County · 3,088 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #348 of 466
T352Maple Shade TownshipBurlington County · 20,556 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #412 of 466
T352South Toms RiverOcean County · 3,895 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #326 of 466
T354Jersey CityHudson County · 302,013 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #396 of 466
T354Southampton TownshipBurlington County · 10,563 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #334 of 466
356South Bound BrookSomerset County · 4,926 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #365 of 466
357Lebanon TownshipHunterdon County · 6,229 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #141 of 466
T359Lopatcong TownshipWarren County · 9,537 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #257 of 466
362North Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 8,189 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #351 of 466
363Mount Holly TownshipBurlington County · 10,645 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #380 of 466
T364Belleville TownshipEssex County · 38,997 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #371 of 466
T364Hampton TownshipSussex County · 4,989 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #309 of 466
T364Wantage TownshipSussex County · 11,154 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #369 of 466
367South Hackensack TownshipBergen County · 2,755 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #377 of 466
369Ridgefield ParkBergen County · 13,372 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #274 of 466
370Edgewater Park TownshipBurlington County · 9,617 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #401 of 466
371Neptune TownshipMonmouth County · 28,273 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #428 of 466
372South RiverMiddlesex County · 16,262 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #330 of 466
373Ewing TownshipMercer County · 39,030 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #397 of 466
375North Bergen TownshipHudson County · 61,483 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #375 of 466
376Upper Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 3,545 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #215 of 466
382Pemberton TownshipBurlington County · 27,611 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #387 of 466
385Barnegat TownshipOcean County · 26,151 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #310 of 466
388Upper Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 8,111 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #443 of 466
392Egg Harbor TownshipAtlantic County · 48,435 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #373 of 466
393North PlainfieldSomerset County · 22,879 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #410 of 466
394Egg Harbor CityAtlantic County · 4,426 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #418 of 466
395Pennsauken TownshipCamden County · 37,742 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #423 of 466
398Neptune CityMonmouth County · 4,591 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #429 of 466
399GlassboroGloucester County · 24,483 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #337 of 466
403Galloway TownshipAtlantic County · 38,380 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #378 of 466
404Carneys Point TownshipSalem County · 8,766 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #404 of 466
406Montague TownshipSussex County · 3,896 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #352 of 466
407Lawrence TownshipCumberland County · 3,167 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #446 of 466
408Long Beach TownshipOcean County · 3,148 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #336 of 466
410WoodburyGloucester County · 10,130 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #394 of 466
415WestvilleGloucester County · 4,357 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #384 of 466
416Long BranchMonmouth County · 33,321 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #424 of 466
417BurlingtonBurlington County · 10,243 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #444 of 466
418Berkeley TownshipOcean County · 45,550 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #354 of 466
419Gloucester CityCamden County · 11,643 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #391 of 466
420Hamilton TownshipAtlantic County · 28,845 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #419 of 466
421Asbury ParkMonmouth County · 15,632 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #431 of 466
422Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 3,251 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #461 of 466
423Pennsville TownshipSalem County · 12,923 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #427 of 466
426Riverside TownshipBurlington County · 8,231 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #386 of 466
427Lower TownshipCape May County · 21,533 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #376 of 466
T429West New YorkHudson County · 53,192 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #432 of 466
431Somers PointAtlantic County · 10,590 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #430 of 466
432MillvilleCumberland County · 28,098 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #454 of 466
434Middle TownshipCape May County · 19,990 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #405 of 466
435Ventnor CityAtlantic County · 9,345 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #403 of 466
438Manchester TownshipOcean County · 46,556 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #305 of 466
441Lakewood TownshipOcean County · 143,765 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #392 of 466
442Irvington TownshipEssex County · 62,233 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #448 of 466
T445New BrunswickMiddlesex County · 57,133 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #458 of 466
448Perth AmboyMiddlesex County · 56,739 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #436 of 466
450Fairfield TownshipCumberland County · 5,440 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #464 of 466
453Weymouth TownshipAtlantic County · 2,751 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #388 of 466
454Wildwood CrestCape May County · 3,000 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #347 of 466
455City of Orange TownshipEssex County · 35,642 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #442 of 466
458Prospect ParkPassaic County · 6,450 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #438 of 466
460Maurice River TownshipCumberland County · 4,780 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #462 of 466
461BridgetonCumberland County · 28,307 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #463 of 466
463Commercial TownshipCumberland County · 4,767 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #466 of 466
464PleasantvilleAtlantic County · 20,853 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #455 of 466
467Seaside HeightsOcean County · 2,549 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #459 of 466
468Atlantic CityAtlantic County · 38,787 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #465 of 466
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Which New Jersey town is best for jobs and income?
Ho-Ho-Kus (Bergen County) and Norwood (Bergen County) share first place on jobs & income among 468 towns.
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