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Affordability in Newark

Newark ranks T#131 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 8 — Quiet. That puts it in the 3rd percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New Jersey.

affordability score
8
Quiet
National rank
T#131 of 134
In New Jersey
#2 of 2
Percentile
3rd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Newark sits 42 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Newark

  1. T#128 Philadelphia, PA 9
  2. T#128 Providence, RI 9
  3. T#131 Newark, NJ — this page 8
  4. #134 Hartford, CT 7

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Newark

Newark scores 36 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: