Census ACS 2023 · 157 cities

Most Educated Cities in New Jersey

Educational attainment is one of the strongest predictors of income and economic opportunity. In New Jersey, Short Hills Cdp has the highest bachelor's degree rate at 90.0%. Cities with more educated populations tend to attract knowledge-economy employers, have higher incomes, and offer more cultural amenities. Compare education levels across all 157 major cities in New Jersey.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Bachelor's+	Median Income	Population
1	Woodland Park borough	36.8%	$85,638	13,284
2	Woodbridge Cdp	34.3%	$99,718	20,086
3	Wood-Ridge borough	53.5%	$131,412	10,094
4	Williamstown Cdp	27.5%	$87,021	14,855
5	White Horse Cdp	31.0%	$100,896	10,040
6	Westwood borough	55.8%	$169,026	11,221
7	Westmont Cdp	58.8%	$111,589	13,870
8	Westfield town	76.7%	$212,700	30,760
9	West New York town	33.5%	$67,139	51,683
10	West Freehold Cdp	53.5%	$120,570	14,233
11	Wanaque borough	40.1%	$112,326	11,162
12	Wallington borough	36.9%	$82,422	11,825
13	Waldwick borough	57.1%	$155,526	10,090
14	Vineland city	23.4%	$65,854	60,692
15	Upper Montclair Cdp	85.5%	$250,001	12,279
16	Union City city	28.4%	$65,369	66,375
17	Trenton city	16.7%	$47,102	89,966
18	Totowa borough	37.9%	$114,177	10,919
19	Toms River Cdp	35.2%	$95,759	93,915
20	Tinton Falls borough	53.6%	$113,844	19,252
21	The Hills Cdp	75.3%	$142,750	10,732
22	Tenafly borough	79.2%	$208,088	15,252
23	Summit city	72.7%	$199,107	22,512
24	Springdale Cdp	71.5%	$179,531	15,672
25	South River borough	31.1%	$101,853	16,007
26	South Plainfield borough	42.0%	$126,063	24,231
27	Somerville borough	53.5%	$103,869	12,958
28	Somerset Cdp	58.6%	$113,603	23,851
29	Somers Point city	30.5%	$68,542	10,461
30	Sicklerville Cdp	34.1%	$102,881	44,500
31	Short Hills Cdp	90.0%	$250,001	14,398
32	Secaucus town	62.7%	$134,746	21,437
33	Sayreville borough	36.8%	$98,629	45,237
34	Rutherford borough	58.8%	$136,069	18,748
35	Roselle Park borough	39.0%	$104,418	13,965
36	Roselle borough	26.1%	$82,967	22,455
37	Robertsville Cdp	64.1%	$204,421	11,859
38	River Edge borough	70.8%	$155,827	12,024
39	Ringwood borough	50.3%	$142,529	11,600
40	Ridgewood village	80.6%	$217,250	26,076
41	Ridgefield Park village	35.5%	$98,184	13,167
42	Ridgefield borough	47.2%	$115,676	11,439
43	Red Bank borough	52.0%	$101,738	12,864
44	Ramsey borough	69.3%	$164,767	14,722
45	Rahway city	35.6%	$90,852	29,748
46	Princeton Meadows Cdp	76.3%	$124,065	15,382
47	Princeton	84.6%	$184,113	30,451
48	Preakness Cdp	58.4%	$133,168	18,538
49	Pompton Plains Cdp	48.6%	$113,661	10,766
50	Pompton Lakes borough	41.4%	$119,038	11,010
51	Point Pleasant borough	48.5%	$108,713	19,158
52	Pleasantville city	11.6%	$52,403	20,604
53	Plainfield city	22.8%	$80,334	54,515
54	Pine Hill borough	19.9%	$68,725	10,762
55	Phillipsburg town	22.1%	$67,782	15,251
56	Perth Amboy city	15.2%	$58,490	55,278
57	Pennsville Cdp	21.0%	$75,162	12,238
58	Paterson city	12.5%	$53,766	157,660
59	Passaic city	16.9%	$56,780	69,651
60	Parsippany Cdp	60.0%	$102,152	21,869
61	Paramus borough	50.2%	$139,707	26,500
62	Palisades Park borough	53.7%	$101,295	20,192
63	Old Bridge Cdp	36.3%	$106,934	28,015
64	Ocean City city	54.7%	$101,782	11,260
65	Ocean Acres Cdp	34.4%	$117,739	18,689
66	Oakland borough	54.4%	$162,862	12,700
67	Oak Ridge Cdp	43.2%	$118,718	10,860
68	North Plainfield borough	25.3%	$83,529	22,667
69	North Arlington borough	38.6%	$101,493	16,368
70	Newark city	17.4%	$48,416	307,188
71	New Providence borough	66.6%	$162,877	13,577
72	New Milford borough	48.0%	$113,513	16,882
73	New Brunswick city	24.0%	$60,248	55,744
74	Morristown town	57.5%	$115,409	20,256
75	Moorestown-Lenola Cdp	64.2%	$134,167	14,523
76	Millville city	18.5%	$67,190	27,432
77	Middlesex borough	34.5%	$107,063	14,518
78	Metuchen borough	66.8%	$157,779	14,982
79	Mercerville Cdp	43.7%	$125,678	13,693
80	McKee City Cdp	30.2%	$81,667	10,843
81	Maywood borough	43.5%	$119,306	10,042
82	Martinsville Cdp	71.9%	$206,839	12,016
83	Marlton Cdp	47.9%	$94,160	10,473
84	Manville borough	28.6%	$93,872	10,870
85	Madison borough	70.7%	$168,469	16,464
86	Long Branch city	34.5%	$73,381	32,184
87	Lodi borough	28.2%	$84,570	25,946
88	Little Ferry borough	33.4%	$79,476	10,942
89	Lindenwold borough	20.5%	$55,099	21,534
90	Linden city	23.3%	$91,036	43,614
91	Lincoln Park borough	45.3%	$119,000	10,901
92	Lakewood Cdp	31.3%	$57,576	69,884
93	Lake Hopatcong Cdp	43.0%	$111,614	10,383
94	Lake Hiawatha Cdp	51.0%	$101,500	10,406
95	Kendall Park Cdp	58.0%	$175,361	10,765
96	Kearny town	29.4%	$83,212	40,570
97	Jersey City city	53.1%	$94,813	289,691
98	Iselin Cdp	55.0%	$112,615	19,151
99	Hopatcong borough	34.2%	$114,057	14,470
100	Holiday City-Berkeley Cdp	18.2%	$47,855	12,896
101	Hoboken city	83.1%	$176,943	58,340
102	Hillsdale borough	62.1%	$169,862	10,086
103	Hillsborough Cdp	58.3%	$142,275	22,302
104	Highland Park borough	70.2%	$101,991	14,981
105	Hawthorne borough	45.3%	$118,093	19,472
106	Hasbrouck Heights borough	42.2%	$118,670	12,067
107	Harrison town	49.2%	$82,290	19,599
108	Hammonton town	32.1%	$83,044	14,746
109	Hamilton Square Cdp	51.1%	$135,694	11,643
110	Haddonfield borough	78.5%	$190,882	12,502
111	Hackettstown town	34.8%	$91,250	10,143
112	Hackensack city	41.7%	$82,212	45,768
113	Guttenberg town	43.3%	$77,636	11,638
114	Greentree Cdp	72.1%	$144,426	11,024
115	Gloucester City city	21.1%	$70,942	11,465
116	Glen Rock borough	75.4%	$210,369	12,082
117	Glassboro borough	41.0%	$80,388	23,375
118	Garfield city	24.3%	$75,701	32,502
119	Freehold borough	28.7%	$82,183	12,504
120	Franklin Park Cdp	58.3%	$111,508	13,327
121	Franklin Lakes borough	78.9%	$230,987	11,011
122	Fort Lee borough	64.8%	$105,535	39,818
123	Fords Cdp	38.8%	$116,250	13,052
124	Florham Park borough	66.3%	$147,714	13,134
125	Fairview borough	23.6%	$64,152	14,920
126	Fair Lawn borough	64.2%	$147,952	35,153
127	Englewood city	45.6%	$101,398	29,342
128	Elmwood Park borough	35.7%	$100,852	21,287
129	Elizabeth city	14.2%	$63,874	135,887
130	Edgewater borough	74.0%	$137,847	14,544
131	Echelon Cdp	52.7%	$81,808	13,577
132	Eatontown borough	39.9%	$90,174	13,537
133	East Rutherford borough	45.0%	$91,789	10,154
134	East Orange city	22.9%	$59,872	69,183
135	East Franklin Cdp	24.8%	$105,363	10,281
136	Dumont borough	46.8%	$125,585	18,072
137	Dover town	17.2%	$70,519	18,420
138	Colonia Cdp	46.5%	$134,301	18,294
139	Collingswood borough	51.6%	$83,917	14,163
140	Clifton city	34.5%	$99,003	89,247
141	Cliffside Park borough	42.4%	$94,960	25,580
142	Cherry Hill Mall Cdp	47.0%	$117,535	14,827
143	Carteret borough	27.7%	$87,553	25,187
144	Camden city	9.6%	$40,450	71,471
145	Budd Lake Cdp	47.9%	$113,036	10,106
146	Brookdale Cdp	61.5%	$150,489	10,044
147	Bridgeton city	5.8%	$46,124	26,836
148	Bradley Gardens Cdp	62.8%	$177,590	14,315
149	Bound Brook borough	27.7%	$80,876	12,023
150	Blackwells Mills Cdp	77.7%	$248,149	10,220
151	Bergenfield borough	47.7%	$124,083	28,269
152	Bellmawr borough	22.9%	$74,812	11,678
153	Beachwood borough	28.3%	$102,043	11,002
154	Bayonne city	39.7%	$81,285	70,468
155	Avenel Cdp	29.4%	$95,935	17,143
156	Atlantic City city	20.5%	$36,220	38,486
157	Asbury Park city	44.4%	$71,080	15,239

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Frequently Asked Questions

Short Hills Cdp is the #1 ranked city in New Jersey by bachelor's degree rate, with a value of 90.0% according to Census ACS 2023 data.

New Jersey has 157 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in New Jersey.