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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Same ranking, other places
- The 50 Richest Small Towns in America
- The 25 Richest Small Towns in Pennsylvania
- The 25 Richest Small Towns in New York
- The 25 Richest Small Towns in Michigan
- The 25 Richest Small Towns in California
- 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)