There’s a chance you live in one of New Jersey’s 30 poorest neighborhoods
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income in New Jersey is just over $97,000.
While that is an impressive number, we all know just how expensive it is to live here. By the time you pay taxes on everything, there's not much left — and it was like that well before rapid inflation made everything much worse.
As for taxes in the Garden State, well, you know exactly how things are. According to NJ.com,
- Statewide average property tax bill increased to a record high of $9,490 in 2022, an increase of $206 from the previous year
- Median property taxes paid in the Garden State was #1 in the nation at $8,797 — more than $2,500 higher than second place Connecticut.
New Jersey's high poverty rate
While the average household brings in nearly $100,000 a year, the poverty rate in Garden State is rather high.
According to the Census Bureau, 9.7% of people in New Jersey live in poverty.
New Jersey's poorest neighborhoods
With that in mind, if someone asked you which neighborhoods in the state were the poorest, you would probably immediately think of the usual places like Trenton, Camden, etc.
But if someone asked you to list the 30 poorest spots in New Jersey, those stereotypical cities would only get you so far. You might still have a dozen or even two dozen empty spots to fill.
Let's look at the 30 poorest neighborhoods in the Garden State — some of these will definitely surprise you. In fact, you might live in one of these locales and not even realize it.
30 'poorest' neighborhoods in NJ
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