The Town Files

25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Oldest Homes

Ranked by median year built among 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey. #1 is Bogota, NJ (typical home built in 1938).

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Numbers match the ranking.
  1. 25Riverside, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1950

    8,003 people · Burlington County · median home $222,100 · income $75,833 · Jan low 27°F · 25 in snow

  2. 24Burlington, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1950

    9,743 people · Burlington County · median home $239,000 · income $84,813 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow

  3. 23Westville, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1949

    4,264 people · Gloucester County · median home $196,000 · income $70,639 · Jan low 26°F · 22 in snow

  4. 22Mountain Lakes, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1949

    4,472 people · Morris County · median home $917,000 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 27 in snow

  5. 21Silver Lake, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1948

    4,730 people · Essex County · median home $448,300 · income $82,469 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow

  6. 20Woodbury, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1948

    9,963 people · Gloucester County · median home $222,700 · income $77,028 · Jan low 26°F · 23 in snow

  7. 19Haddon Heights, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1947

    7,495 people · Camden County · median home $387,300 · income $133,125 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow

  8. 18Swedesboro, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1946

    2,711 people · Gloucester County · median home $255,900 · income $88,542 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  9. 17Pitman, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1945

    8,780 people · Gloucester County · median home $279,300 · income $98,489 · Jan low 26°F · 22 in snow

  10. 16Leonia, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1945

    9,304 people · Bergen County · median home $672,900 · income $129,665 · Jan low 26°F · 30 in snow

  11. 15Merchantville, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1944

    3,820 people · Camden County · median home $331,000 · income $90,706 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  12. 14Oaklyn, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1943

    3,930 people · Camden County · median home $279,000 · income $84,394 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow

  13. 13Salem, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1942

    5,296 people · Salem County · median home $79,800 · income $38,721 · Jan low 26°F · 16 in snow

  14. 12Belvidere, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    2,520 people · Warren County · median home $279,600 · income $95,714 · Jan low 18°F · 23 in snow

  15. 11Riverton, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    2,764 people · Burlington County · median home $363,000 · income $121,198 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  16. 10Woodlynne, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    2,902 people · Camden County · median home $142,000 · income $74,808 · Jan low 28°F · 16 in snow

  17. 9Ocean Grove, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    3,057 people · Monmouth County · median home $790,100 · income $89,286 · Jan low 25°F

  18. 8Roebling, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    3,585 people · Burlington County · median home $198,200 · income $88,750 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow

  19. 7Bordentown, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    3,993 people · Burlington County · median home $345,500 · income $103,375 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow

  20. 6Lambertville, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    4,139 people · Hunterdon County · median home $562,300 · income $109,733 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow

  21. 5Ampere North, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    5,132 people · Essex County · median home $365,600 · income $66,714 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow

  22. 4Prospect Park, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    6,372 people · Passaic County · median home $406,800 · income $53,125 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow

  23. 3Glen Ridge, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    7,802 people · Essex County · median home $836,600 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow

  24. 2Audubon, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    8,707 people · Camden County · median home $307,400 · income $115,789 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow

  25. 1Bogota, New Jersey

    Typical home built in 1938

    8,778 people · Bergen County · median home $501,600 · income $103,299 · Jan low 26°F · 30 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: