Counties with the lowest cost of living in New Jersey
With inflation still eating into American household budgets, middle-class Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by financial services provider Primerica at the end of 2022 said they are not able to save for their future due to rising costs. Home prices, rent, and food inflation as well as higher prices for gas in the last couple of years are making it so that each dollar earned has even less purchasing power than before.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the lowest cost of living in New Jersey using 2022 rankings from Niche.
#20. Passaic County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 521,067
#19. Hudson County
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: B-
- Cost of living grade: D+
- Population: 713,264
#18. Union County
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 571,963
#17. Bergen County
- Overall Grade: A+
- Public School Grade: A+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 952,979
#16. Middlesex County
- Overall Grade: A+
- Public School Grade: A+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 858,770
#15. Monmouth County
- Overall Grade: A
- Public School Grade: A
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 642,160
#14. Morris County
- Overall Grade: A+
- Public School Grade: A+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 508,347
#13. Somerset County
- Overall Grade: A+
- Public School Grade: A+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 343,950
#12. Ocean County
- Overall Grade: B-
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 630,057
#11. Hunterdon County
- Overall Grade: A+
- Public School Grade: A+
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 128,807
#10. Mercer County
- Overall Grade: A+
- Public School Grade: A
- Cost of living grade: C-
- Population: 384,951
#9. Atlantic County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 273,865
#8. Burlington County
- Overall Grade: A
- Public School Grade: A
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 460,102
#7. Sussex County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 144,492
#6. Cape May County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 95,488
#5. Camden County
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 521,194
#4. Warren County
- Overall Grade: B
- Public School Grade: B+
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 109,354
#3. Gloucester County
- Overall Grade: A-
- Public School Grade: A-
- Cost of living grade: C
- Population: 300,821
#2. Cumberland County
- Overall Grade: C
- Public School Grade: C
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 154,921
#1. Salem County
- Overall Grade: C+
- Public School Grade: B
- Cost of living grade: C+
- Population: 64,752
