The Town Files

The 25 Richest Small Towns in New Jersey

Ranked by median household income among 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey. #1 is Blackwells Mills, NJ (median household income $250,001).

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Richest Small Towns in New Jersey1. Blackwells Mills$250,0012. Upper Saddle River$250,0013. Glen Ridge$250,0014. Rumson$250,0015. Fair Haven$250,0016. Mendham$250,0017. Lyons$250,0018. Mountain Lakes$250,0019. Ho-Ho-Kus$250,00110. Chester$241,85611. Chatham$241,50012. Little Silver$240,85313. Haworth$236,76514. Bernardsville$236,11515. Englewood Cliffs$230,61116. Belle Mead$223,25017. Harding$222,42918. Neshanic Station$221,39519. Oradell$221,32220. Cranbury$216,69121. Richwood$216,19622. Spring Lake$215,62523. Woodcliff Lake$213,98124. River Vale$213,66625. Packanack Lake$213,103
  1. 25Packanack Lake, New Jersey

    Median household income $213,103

    6,261 people · Passaic County · median home $601,000 · income $213,103 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow

  2. 24River Vale, New Jersey

    Median household income $213,666

    9,909 people · Bergen County · median home $775,000 · income $213,666 · Jan low 23°F · 33 in snow

  3. 23Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey

    Median household income $213,981

    6,128 people · Bergen County · median home $946,400 · income $213,981 · Jan low 23°F · 31 in snow

  4. 22Spring Lake, New Jersey

    Median household income $215,625

    2,789 people · Monmouth County · median home $2,000,001 · income $215,625 · Jan low 25°F

  5. 21Richwood, New Jersey

    Median household income $216,196

    3,577 people · Gloucester County · median home $594,100 · income $216,196 · Jan low 26°F · 19 in snow

  6. 20Cranbury, New Jersey

    Median household income $216,691

    3,842 people · Middlesex County · median home $889,400 · income $216,691 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow

  7. 19Oradell, New Jersey

    Median household income $221,322

    8,244 people · Bergen County · median home $737,800 · income $221,322 · Jan low 26°F · 31 in snow

  8. 18Neshanic Station, New Jersey

    Median household income $221,395

    5,224 people · Somerset County · median home $770,300 · income $221,395 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow

  9. 17Harding, New Jersey

    Median household income $222,429

    3,871 people · Morris County · median home $1,145,100 · income $222,429 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow

  10. 16Belle Mead, New Jersey

    Median household income $223,250

    5,569 people · Somerset County · median home $810,300 · income $223,250 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow

  11. 15Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

    Median household income $230,611

    5,342 people · Bergen County · median home $1,401,600 · income $230,611 · Jan low 27°F · 30 in snow

  12. 14Bernardsville, New Jersey

    Median household income $236,115

    7,893 people · Somerset County · median home $793,800 · income $236,115 · Jan low 21°F · 30 in snow

  13. 13Haworth, New Jersey

    Median household income $236,765

    3,343 people · Bergen County · median home $845,300 · income $236,765 · Jan low 26°F · 33 in snow

  14. 12Little Silver, New Jersey

    Median household income $240,853

    6,131 people · Monmouth County · median home $955,900 · income $240,853 · Jan low 25°F · 26 in snow

  15. 11Chatham, New Jersey

    Median household income $241,500

    9,212 people · Morris County · median home $984,900 · income $241,500 · Jan low 22°F · 24 in snow

  16. 10Chester, New Jersey

    Median household income $241,856

    7,713 people · Morris County · median home $790,900 · income $241,856 · Jan low 21°F · 30 in snow

  17. 9Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey

    Median household income $250,001

    4,258 people · Bergen County · median home $1,092,500 · income $250,001 · Jan low 26°F · 31 in snow

  18. 8Mountain Lakes, New Jersey

    Median household income $250,001

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

  19. 7Lyons, New Jersey

    Median household income $250,001

    5,345 people · Somerset County · median home $1,037,400 · income $250,001 · Jan low 19°F · 21 in snow

  20. 6Mendham, New Jersey

    Median household income $250,001

    6,016 people · Morris County · median home $1,070,400 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 26 in snow

  21. 5Fair Haven, New Jersey

    Median household income $250,001

    6,269 people · Monmouth County · median home $992,200 · income $250,001 · Jan low 25°F · 27 in snow

  22. 4Rumson, New Jersey

    Median household income $250,001

    7,343 people · Monmouth County · median home $1,679,300 · income $250,001 · Jan low 25°F · 27 in snow

  23. 3Glen Ridge, New Jersey

    Median household income $250,001

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

  24. 2Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

    Median household income $250,001

    8,353 people · Bergen County · median home $1,108,700 · income $250,001 · Jan low 20°F · 33 in snow

  25. 1Blackwells Mills, New Jersey

    Median household income $250,001

    9,473 people · Somerset County · median home $735,000 · income $250,001 · Jan low 23°F · 21 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: