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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Same ranking, other places
- 50 Small Towns in America With the Oldest Homes
- 25 Small Towns in Pennsylvania With the Oldest Homes
- 25 Small Towns in New York With the Oldest Homes
- 25 Small Towns in Michigan With the Oldest Homes
- 25 Small Towns in Texas With the Oldest Homes
- 25 Small Towns in California With the Oldest Homes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)