State population ranking
25 Largest Places in New Jersey by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2024 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
377 of 700 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
Toms River, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 94,956
- Median home value
- $403,600
- Median rent
- $1,731
- 2
Lakewood, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 69,585
- Median home value
- $715,500
- Median rent
- $1,718
- 3
Sicklerville, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 44,998
- Median home value
- $278,900
- Median rent
- $1,566
- 4
Old Bridge, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 28,236
- Median home value
- $485,800
- Median rent
- $1,459
- 5
Somerset, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 22,720
- Median home value
- $438,800
- Median rent
- $2,121
- 6
Hillsborough, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 22,585
- Median home value
- $435,700
- Median rent
- $1,986
- 7
Parsippany, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 21,345
- Median home value
- $555,400
- Median rent
- $1,742
- 8
Woodbridge, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 20,756
- Median home value
- $390,000
- Median rent
- $2,091
- 9
Iselin, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 19,551
- Median home value
- $426,800
- Median rent
- $2,113
- 10
Ocean Acres, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 19,204
- Median home value
- $402,500
- Median rent
- $2,241
- 11
Colonia, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 18,587
- Median home value
- $493,100
- Median rent
- $2,047
- 12
Preakness, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 18,520
- Median home value
- $617,700
- Median rent
- $1,918
- 13
Avenel, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 17,121
- Median home value
- $401,000
- Median rent
- $1,906
- 14
Princeton Meadows, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 15,561
- Median home value
- $665,700
- Median rent
- $2,010
- 15
Springdale, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 15,173
- Median home value
- $493,900
- Median rent
- $879
- 16
Short Hills, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 14,923
- Median home value
- $1,674,100
- Median rent
- $3,126
- 17
West Freehold, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 14,883
- Median home value
- $529,000
- Median rent
- $2,144
- 18
Williamstown, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 14,705
- Median home value
- $278,600
- Median rent
- $1,266
- 19
Moorestown-Lenola, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 14,625
- Median home value
- $581,700
- Median rent
- $1,648
- 20
Cherry Hill Mall, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 14,541
- Median home value
- $341,200
- Median rent
- $2,132
- 21
Westmont, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 14,195
- Median home value
- $422,200
- Median rent
- $1,754
- 22
Bradley Gardens, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 14,165
- Median home value
- $546,300
- Median rent
- $2,670
- 23
Mercerville, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 13,535
- Median home value
- $358,600
- Median rent
- $1,621
- 24
Echelon, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 13,284
- Median home value
- $328,600
- Median rent
- $1,717
- 25
Franklin Park, NJ
Census-designated place
- Population
- 13,211
- Median home value
- $336,600
- Median rent
- $2,157
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.