Fastest Growing Cities in New Jersey (2025)

531 cities

City	Rank	Annual Change ↓	2025 Pop.	2020 Pop.
Seaside Park	1	28.38%	2,642	1,443
Merchantville	2	9.16%	4,613	3,815
Montville	3	7.45%	26,277	22,392
Chatham	4	7.26%	10,792	9,191
Berkeley Heights	5	7.04%	15,532	13,203
Netcong	6	6.04%	4,162	3,367
Woolwich	7	5.46%	15,459	12,645
Secaucus	8	5.45%	23,948	22,038
Harrison	9	5.39%	23,377	19,482
Plumsted	10	5.13%	9,869	8,067
Bordentown	11	5.01%	13,370	11,794
West Windsor	12	4.09%	33,559	29,530
Caldwell	13	4.02%	9,701	8,973
Weymouth	14	3.73%	2,865	2,643
Clark	15	3.7%	16,879	15,464
Cranbury	16	3.55%	4,318	3,903
Bayonne	17	3.54%	77,174	71,603
Fairview	18	3.47%	16,148	14,982
Mine Hill	19	3.36%	4,311	4,004
Old Tappan	20	3.28%	6,550	5,866
Westfield	21	3.08%	33,036	30,898
Oceanport	22	3.05%	6,578	6,143
Warren	23	3.05%	17,332	15,886
Springfield	24	2.88%	18,138	17,106
Bridgeton	25	2.86%	28,514	27,167
Haworth	26	2.81%	3,547	3,332
Mountainside	27	2.61%	7,417	6,992
Princeton	28	2.59%	32,260	30,629
Newark	29	2.55%	325,381	310,665
Florham Park	30	2.44%	14,888	12,615
Union	31	2.4%	64,689	59,829
Fanwood	32	2.33%	8,154	7,749
Millburn	33	2.32%	23,284	21,635
Hanover	34	2.32%	15,443	14,644
South Plainfield	35	2.31%	25,640	24,283
Garfield	36	2.3%	34,302	32,559
Northvale	37	2.29%	5,093	4,764
Florence	38	2.26%	13,547	12,805
Raritan	39	2.21%	25,848	23,532
Clementon	40	2.21%	5,724	5,322
City of Orange	41	2.21%	35,855	34,263
Robbinsville	42	2.21%	16,280	15,442
Montvale	43	2.19%	9,875	8,436
Newton	44	2.19%	8,620	8,346
South Bound Brook	45	2.18%	5,073	4,853
East Newark	46	2.17%	2,594	2,563
Stratford	47	2.16%	7,340	6,968
West New York	48	2.15%	54,114	52,475
Sayreville	49	2.15%	48,177	45,213
Ocean	50	2.14%	9,440	8,841
Independence	51	2.14%	5,772	5,460
Somerdale	52	2.14%	5,834	5,551
Guttenberg	53	2.11%	12,197	12,001
Union	54	2.07%	6,671	6,495
Rochelle Park	55	2.03%	6,124	5,799
Washington	56	2.01%	7,066	6,490
Edgewater	57	1.99%	15,417	14,490
Delran	58	1.98%	19,088	17,858
Edgewater Park	59	1.97%	9,377	8,928
River Vale	60	1.92%	10,607	9,883
Dover	61	1.91%	19,271	18,406
Hillsborough	62	1.91%	46,290	43,242
Old Bridge	63	1.88%	71,834	66,753
Garwood	64	1.85%	5,445	4,430
East Brunswick	65	1.78%	51,997	49,560
Essex Fells	66	1.76%	2,259	2,219
Metuchen	67	1.72%	15,736	15,055
Hopewell	68	1.71%	18,223	17,442
Ewing	69	1.7%	36,468	37,290
Summit	70	1.69%	23,493	22,639
Elizabeth	71	1.69%	142,781	136,681
Plainfield	72	1.67%	57,453	54,344
Cherry Hill	73	1.67%	80,306	74,615
Livingston	74	1.66%	32,695	31,263
Clinton	75	1.66%	13,628	13,506
Sea Girt	76	1.65%	1,905	1,866
Peapack and Gladstone	77	1.65%	2,645	2,553
Watchung	78	1.65%	6,715	6,443
Fair Lawn	79	1.64%	37,087	34,867
Ho-Ho-Kus	80	1.64%	4,413	4,245
Monroe	81	1.62%	50,969	48,556
New Providence	82	1.61%	14,182	13,704
South Amboy	83	1.6%	10,718	9,370
New Brunswick	84	1.6%	58,407	55,298
Winfield	85	1.6%	1,461	1,415
Linden	86	1.59%	46,116	43,540
Roselle Park	87	1.58%	14,617	14,005
Cranford	88	1.57%	24,899	23,815
Piscataway	89	1.57%	63,717	60,755
Perth Amboy	90	1.56%	57,830	55,376
Upper Saddle River	91	1.56%	8,832	8,334
Nutley	92	1.56%	30,984	30,038
Kenilworth	93	1.56%	8,660	8,392
Scotch Plains	94	1.55%	25,614	24,855
Hopewell	95	1.55%	4,521	4,377
East Orange	96	1.54%	72,960	69,419
Roselle	97	1.54%	23,420	22,606
Verona	98	1.54%	15,007	14,562
Kearny	99	1.54%	41,496	41,710
Weehawken	100	1.54%	18,152	17,113
North Bergen	101	1.53%	62,610	62,913
Fairfield	102	1.52%	8,329	7,841
Roseland	103	1.52%	6,467	6,272
Jersey City	104	1.52%	307,433	291,960
North Caldwell	105	1.52%	6,872	6,653
Belleville	106	1.52%	39,260	38,076
Maplewood	107	1.52%	26,524	25,568
Irvington	108	1.51%	62,773	60,900
Glen Ridge	109	1.51%	8,328	7,753
Cedar Grove	110	1.5%	13,973	13,081
Bloomfield	111	1.5%	56,249	52,864
Union City	112	1.5%	67,921	68,138
Rahway	113	1.5%	31,224	29,671
Hillside	114	1.5%	23,030	22,342
Hoboken	115	1.5%	60,034	59,913
Branchburg	116	1.47%	15,849	14,900
Montclair	117	1.47%	41,678	39,849
Edison	118	1.46%	111,605	107,061
West Caldwell	119	1.43%	11,317	10,995
Deerfield	120	1.43%	3,262	3,128
Franklin	121	1.42%	70,857	68,315
Stow Creek	122	1.42%	1,361	1,313
Cliffside Park	123	1.4%	26,549	25,646
Mount Laurel	124	1.39%	47,868	44,724
South River	125	1.39%	16,620	16,050
Vineland	126	1.38%	62,928	60,641
Wanaque	127	1.37%	11,502	11,275
Bernardsville	128	1.37%	8,130	7,881
Middlesex	129	1.36%	15,076	14,591
Helmetta	130	1.36%	2,538	2,451
Manville	131	1.35%	11,180	10,932
Jamesburg	132	1.35%	5,948	5,734
Dunellen	133	1.34%	8,524	7,618
Carteret	134	1.34%	26,352	25,297
Pennington	135	1.34%	2,945	2,787
Englewood Cliffs	136	1.34%	5,516	5,330
Island Heights	137	1.34%	1,738	1,649
Bridgewater	138	1.34%	47,499	45,878
Milltown	139	1.34%	7,266	7,021
Highland Park	140	1.34%	15,592	15,034
Lakewood	141	1.34%	143,884	135,364
Spotswood	142	1.34%	8,417	8,123
South Brunswick	143	1.34%	48,536	46,901
Emerson	144	1.34%	7,512	7,268
South Orange Village	145	1.33%	18,986	18,438
Plainsboro	146	1.33%	24,884	24,026
West Orange	147	1.32%	49,862	48,693
Woodbridge	148	1.32%	107,503	103,664
Mansfield	149	1.32%	7,993	7,771
Rockaway	150	1.32%	27,247	25,360
Bergenfield	151	1.31%	29,301	28,311
Seaside Heights	152	1.31%	2,555	2,438
North Brunswick	153	1.31%	45,915	43,767
Westampton	154	1.3%	9,472	9,113
Montgomery	155	1.3%	24,569	23,635
Norwood	156	1.3%	5,930	5,621
Somerville	157	1.3%	14,615	12,357
West Milford	158	1.29%	25,313	24,781
Glen Rock	159	1.29%	12,505	12,101
Saddle River	160	1.28%	3,487	3,365
Ridgefield	161	1.28%	11,815	11,457
Ringwood	162	1.28%	11,912	11,693
North Plainfield	163	1.27%	23,366	22,749
Bound Brook	164	1.27%	12,803	11,952
Glassboro	165	1.26%	24,629	23,179
Passaic	166	1.25%	71,607	70,318
Bernards	167	1.25%	29,077	27,769
Hawthorne	168	1.24%	20,255	19,567
Clifton	169	1.24%	91,440	89,580
Fort Lee	170	1.24%	41,067	40,052
Bloomingdale	171	1.23%	7,891	7,757
East Greenwich	172	1.23%	12,719	11,760
Prospect Park	173	1.22%	6,460	6,353
Bedminster	174	1.22%	8,458	8,250
Haledon	175	1.21%	9,173	9,023
Pompton Lakes	176	1.21%	11,291	11,095
Woodland Park	177	1.21%	13,640	13,416
Green Brook	178	1.21%	7,541	7,262
Frenchtown	179	1.2%	1,513	1,368
Totowa	180	1.2%	11,197	11,026
Paterson	181	1.2%	162,389	159,328
Teaneck	182	1.19%	43,085	41,209
North Haledon	183	1.19%	8,959	8,910
Wayne	184	1.18%	54,737	54,636
Cresskill	185	1.18%	9,421	9,133
Franklin Lakes	186	1.15%	11,380	11,051
Upper Deerfield	187	1.14%	8,069	7,622
Park Ridge	188	1.13%	9,743	8,863
Palisades Park	189	1.13%	20,752	20,286
Hamilton	190	1.12%	94,962	92,048
Dumont	191	1.12%	18,814	17,847
Little Ferry	192	1.11%	11,261	10,954
Leonia	193	1.11%	9,597	9,297
Harrington Park	194	1.1%	5,144	4,726
Closter	195	1.1%	8,826	8,576
Ramsey	196	1.09%	15,167	14,753
Lodi	197	1.09%	26,646	26,123
Lawrence	198	1.09%	3,164	3,075
New Milford	199	1.08%	17,415	16,879
Englewood	200	1.07%	30,545	29,232
Long Branch	201	1.07%	33,570	31,672
Allendale	202	1.07%	7,002	6,829
Waldwick	203	1.07%	10,418	10,086
River Edge	204	1.06%	12,365	12,056
Elmwood Park	205	1.06%	21,909	21,363
Midland Park	206	1.06%	7,179	6,998
Upper Pittsgrove	207	1.06%	3,544	3,434
South Hackensack	208	1.05%	2,781	2,688
Demarest	209	1.05%	4,993	4,960
Wood-Ridge	210	1.05%	10,506	10,111
North Arlington	211	1.05%	16,869	16,403
Ridgefield Park village	212	1.04%	13,540	13,196
Wallington	213	1.04%	12,186	11,846
Oradell	214	1.04%	8,431	8,219
Woodcliff Lake	215	1.04%	6,299	6,112
Hillsdale	216	1.04%	10,373	10,117
Moonachie	217	1.04%	3,201	3,118
Millville	218	1.04%	28,127	27,415
Commercial	219	1.04%	4,773	4,658
Westwood	220	1.03%	11,552	11,252
Riverton	221	1.03%	2,845	2,756
Oakland	222	1.03%	13,059	12,716
Maywood	223	1.03%	10,326	10,056
Ridgewood village	224	1.03%	26,975	25,899
Hackensack	225	1.02%	47,105	45,908
Alpine	226	1.01%	1,792	1,754
Bass River	227	1.01%	1,396	1,352
East Rutherford	228	1.01%	10,731	9,994
Maurice River	229	1%	5,236	6,192
Paramus	230	1%	27,054	26,606
Eastampton	231	1%	6,589	6,187
Carlstadt	232	0.99%	6,518	6,360
Linwood	233	0.99%	7,142	6,947
Rutherford	234	0.99%	19,404	18,790
Hammonton	235	0.98%	15,184	14,691
Ventnor City	236	0.98%	9,464	9,191
Bogota	237	0.98%	9,895	8,759
Raritan	238	0.98%	8,668	7,820
Medford Lakes	239	0.97%	4,389	4,265
Mahwah	240	0.96%	26,055	25,413
Wyckoff	241	0.95%	17,531	16,547
Mannington	242	0.95%	1,490	1,464
Estell Manor	243	0.94%	1,715	1,660
Springfield	244	0.94%	3,324	3,239
Hasbrouck Heights	245	0.94%	12,368	12,085
Cinnaminson	246	0.93%	17,889	17,109
Lafayette	247	0.91%	2,451	2,349
Washington	248	0.9%	9,522	9,271
East Windsor	249	0.9%	30,710	29,941
Evesham	250	0.9%	49,491	46,787
Margate City	251	0.9%	5,286	5,297
Berlin	252	0.89%	6,098	5,879
Trenton	253	0.89%	92,003	90,546
Tenafly	254	0.89%	15,592	15,348
Elsinboro	255	0.89%	1,025	1,001
Shamong	256	0.88%	6,640	6,453
Stafford	257	0.88%	30,854	28,736
Hopewell	258	0.88%	1,955	1,900
Lacey	259	0.88%	30,304	28,751
Pleasantville	260	0.87%	21,107	20,593
Medford	261	0.87%	25,515	24,472
Willingboro	262	0.86%	32,792	31,861
Pemberton	263	0.86%	1,404	1,366
Palmyra	264	0.86%	7,652	7,442
Downe	265	0.86%	1,413	1,395
North Hanover	266	0.85%	8,171	7,957
Franklin	267	0.85%	5,102	4,896
Burlington	268	0.85%	24,599	23,970
Delanco	269	0.85%	4,995	4,815
Burlington	270	0.85%	10,229	9,730
Riverside	271	0.85%	8,215	7,990
Maple Shade	272	0.85%	20,494	19,956
Pemberton	273	0.85%	27,564	26,862
Hightstown	274	0.84%	6,028	5,884
Lumberton	275	0.84%	13,149	12,796
Bordentown	276	0.84%	4,102	3,992
Buena Vista	277	0.83%	7,257	7,030
Swedesboro	278	0.83%	2,789	2,709
Beverly	279	0.83%	2,564	2,496
Southampton	280	0.82%	10,544	10,309
Moorestown	281	0.82%	21,975	21,369
Pilesgrove	282	0.82%	4,302	4,186
Folsom	283	0.82%	1,855	1,805
Andover	284	0.81%	5,731	5,995
Hainesport	285	0.8%	6,177	6,025
Woodbury Heights	286	0.79%	3,180	3,100
Wantage	287	0.78%	11,174	10,788
Pittsgrove	288	0.78%	9,042	8,779
Tabernacle	289	0.78%	7,002	6,774
Eagleswood	290	0.78%	1,817	1,720
Hamilton	291	0.77%	28,890	27,498
Point Pleasant Beach	292	0.77%	4,979	4,766
Keyport	293	0.77%	7,237	7,185
Woodland	294	0.76%	1,581	1,543
Marlboro	295	0.76%	42,171	41,553
Egg Harbor	296	0.76%	48,907	47,773
Barnegat	297	0.75%	26,065	24,350
Hopatcong	298	0.75%	14,860	14,330
Franklin	299	0.74%	16,815	16,374
Hardwick	300	0.74%	1,635	1,591
Mansfield	301	0.74%	9,158	8,896
Somers Point	302	0.74%	10,689	10,458
Little Falls	303	0.73%	15,209	14,706
Chatham	304	0.73%	11,366	10,969
Absecon	305	0.72%	9,316	9,112
Oldmans	306	0.72%	1,960	1,910
Quinton	307	0.72%	2,660	2,586
Sparta	308	0.71%	20,507	19,623
Penns Grove	309	0.71%	4,956	4,857
Port Republic	310	0.71%	1,139	1,103
Buena	311	0.7%	4,587	4,514
Lyndhurst	312	0.7%	22,801	22,446
Green	313	0.7%	3,738	3,605
Byram	314	0.69%	8,274	8,005
Woodstown	315	0.69%	3,783	3,681
Lower Alloways Creek	316	0.69%	1,762	1,718
Spring Lake	317	0.68%	2,800	2,787
Greenwich	318	0.68%	5,067	4,917
Egg Harbor City	319	0.68%	4,472	4,382
Harrison	320	0.68%	14,018	13,652
Howell	321	0.67%	54,763	53,470
Montague	322	0.67%	3,906	3,778
Elk	323	0.67%	4,536	4,415
Clayton	324	0.67%	9,076	8,806
Atlantic City	325	0.66%	39,217	38,416
Elmer	326	0.65%	1,386	1,343
Deptford	327	0.65%	32,781	31,998
Vernon	328	0.65%	23,027	22,291
Mullica	329	0.65%	5,916	5,805
Lambertville	330	0.64%	4,224	4,128
Stanhope	331	0.64%	3,622	3,515
Galloway	332	0.64%	38,592	37,778
Stillwater	333	0.64%	4,119	3,990
South Harrison	334	0.63%	3,494	3,399
Paulsboro	335	0.63%	6,356	6,194
Fredon	336	0.63%	3,337	3,230
Salem	337	0.63%	5,403	5,301
Washington	338	0.63%	50,071	48,717
Wharton	339	0.63%	7,491	7,251
Woodbury	340	0.63%	10,202	9,962
Mantua	341	0.63%	15,663	15,247
Sussex	342	0.63%	2,085	2,019
Hamburg	343	0.63%	3,372	3,258
Monroe	344	0.63%	38,281	37,144
Hardyston	345	0.63%	8,525	8,114
Sea Bright	346	0.62%	1,454	1,445
Beachwood	347	0.62%	11,312	10,878
Logan	348	0.62%	6,154	5,998
Westville	349	0.62%	4,377	4,266
Frankford	350	0.62%	5,382	5,296
National Park	351	0.62%	3,104	3,031
Pitman	352	0.62%	8,998	8,784
Lawrence	353	0.61%	32,587	33,053
West Deptford	354	0.61%	22,792	22,218
Hampton	355	0.61%	4,968	4,877
Newfield	356	0.61%	1,823	1,777
Ogdensburg	357	0.61%	2,324	2,252
Wenonah	358	0.6%	2,342	2,283
Brigantine	359	0.6%	7,743	7,707
Toms River	360	0.59%	100,467	95,665
Sandyston	361	0.59%	2,034	1,975
Berkeley	362	0.59%	45,479	43,831
Brick	363	0.59%	77,078	73,776
Pennsville	364	0.57%	12,928	12,679
Haddon Heights	365	0.57%	7,631	7,489
Berlin	366	0.56%	7,657	7,483
Northfield	367	0.56%	8,575	8,424
Barrington	368	0.56%	7,180	7,055
Haddonfield	369	0.56%	12,778	12,546
Winslow	370	0.56%	40,683	39,909
Laurel Springs	371	0.55%	2,014	1,977
Pennsauken	372	0.55%	37,871	37,036
Brooklawn	373	0.55%	1,841	1,807
Haddon	374	0.54%	15,697	15,398
Woodlynne	375	0.54%	2,957	2,904
Lindenwold	376	0.54%	22,038	21,625
Pine Hill	377	0.54%	10,953	10,755
Lawnside	378	0.54%	3,351	2,952
Voorhees	379	0.54%	31,642	31,026
Denville	380	0.54%	17,469	17,098
Runnemede	381	0.53%	8,470	8,318
Audubon	382	0.53%	8,848	8,698
Gloucester City	383	0.53%	11,680	11,470
Mount Ephraim	384	0.53%	4,725	4,650
Bellmawr	385	0.53%	11,909	11,696
Gloucester	386	0.53%	67,251	65,941
Gibbsboro	387	0.53%	2,276	2,246
Collingswood	388	0.53%	14,420	14,162
Oaklyn	389	0.53%	4,000	3,926
Magnolia	390	0.52%	4,419	4,341
Point Pleasant	391	0.52%	19,667	18,968
Waterford	392	0.51%	10,593	10,407
Carneys Point	393	0.49%	8,736	8,635
Frelinghuysen	394	0.49%	2,253	2,201
Harding	395	0.48%	3,955	3,873
Freehold	396	0.48%	12,590	12,510
Harmony	397	0.47%	2,550	2,491
Camden	398	0.47%	72,085	71,741
Franklin	399	0.46%	3,035	2,967
Manasquan	400	0.46%	5,952	5,929
Alloway	401	0.45%	3,342	3,269
Chesilhurst	402	0.45%	1,565	1,528
Lavallette	403	0.43%	1,862	1,795
South Toms River	404	0.43%	3,772	3,650
Pohatcong	405	0.42%	3,310	3,239
Jackson	406	0.42%	60,958	58,714
Middletown	407	0.42%	67,218	66,949
Lopatcong	408	0.41%	9,541	8,808
Pine Beach	409	0.41%	2,223	2,150
Lakehurst	410	0.41%	2,724	2,634
Tuckerton	411	0.41%	3,716	3,583
Boonton	412	0.4%	4,478	4,376
Fairfield	413	0.39%	5,416	5,532
Surf City	414	0.39%	1,303	1,252
Freehold	415	0.37%	35,934	35,413
Hackettstown	416	0.37%	10,220	10,232
Ocean	417	0.37%	28,095	27,677
Wall	418	0.37%	26,820	26,484
Bradley Beach	419	0.36%	4,155	4,174
Aberdeen	420	0.36%	19,446	19,298
Phillipsburg	421	0.36%	15,448	15,205
Chester	422	0.35%	1,701	1,670
Ocean Gate	423	0.35%	1,994	1,929
Blairstown	424	0.35%	5,803	5,693
Mount Holly	425	0.34%	10,207	9,973
Little Egg Harbor	426	0.33%	21,659	20,812
Manalapan	427	0.33%	40,897	40,717
Readington	428	0.33%	16,425	16,110
Oxford	429	0.32%	2,485	2,442
Hope	430	0.32%	1,865	1,831
New Hanover	431	0.32%	6,359	6,379
Belvidere	432	0.31%	2,553	2,514
West Long Branch	433	0.31%	8,631	8,582
Knowlton	434	0.31%	2,948	2,887
Alpha	435	0.3%	2,364	2,324
White	436	0.3%	4,743	4,604
Allamuchy	437	0.29%	5,491	5,347
Kinnelon	438	0.29%	10,137	9,947
Morris	439	0.29%	23,795	23,009
Randolph	440	0.28%	26,856	26,430
Beach Haven	441	0.28%	1,072	1,040
Washington	442	0.27%	7,395	7,288
Eatontown	443	0.27%	13,618	13,578
Long Hill	444	0.26%	8,715	8,602
Chester	445	0.26%	7,796	7,702
Greenwich	446	0.25%	5,542	5,468
Mendham	447	0.25%	6,072	6,010
Little Silver	448	0.25%	6,116	6,139
Pequannock	449	0.24%	15,779	15,539
Alexandria	450	0.23%	4,856	4,796
Spring Lake Heights	451	0.23%	4,870	4,880
Hazlet	452	0.22%	20,687	20,113
Liberty	453	0.22%	2,706	2,667
Tewksbury	454	0.22%	5,932	5,850
Monmouth Beach	455	0.22%	3,225	3,175
Riverdale	456	0.22%	4,151	4,099
Franklin	457	0.21%	3,314	3,256
Colts Neck	458	0.21%	9,982	9,931
Manchester	459	0.21%	46,348	45,204
Butler	460	0.21%	8,213	8,022
Avon-by-the-Sea	461	0.21%	1,948	1,927
Mount Olive	462	0.2%	29,558	28,815
Mendham	463	0.2%	5,010	4,957
Jefferson	464	0.19%	20,744	20,485
Victory Gardens	465	0.19%	1,599	1,579
Asbury Park	466	0.19%	15,502	15,166
Mount Arlington	467	0.18%	5,990	5,898
Millstone	468	0.18%	10,397	10,352
Rockaway	469	0.18%	6,663	6,582
Glen Gardner	470	0.18%	1,694	1,671
Mountain Lakes	471	0.17%	4,652	4,462
Roxbury	472	0.17%	23,437	23,020
East Hanover	473	0.17%	11,251	11,085
Morristown	474	0.17%	20,767	20,121
Morris Plains	475	0.17%	6,601	6,132
Washington	476	0.16%	18,394	18,153
Bethlehem	477	0.16%	3,780	3,730
East Amwell	478	0.15%	3,954	3,898
Holmdel	479	0.15%	17,514	17,387
Boonton	480	0.15%	8,907	8,796
Parsippany-Troy Hills	481	0.14%	56,809	56,024
Madison	482	0.14%	16,578	16,902
Upper Freehold	483	0.14%	7,251	7,266
Belmar	484	0.14%	5,854	5,891
Holland	485	0.13%	5,239	5,156
Delaware	486	0.13%	4,598	4,543
Shrewsbury	487	0.12%	4,172	4,172
Lincoln Park	488	0.12%	11,043	10,885
Neptune City	489	0.11%	4,604	4,609
West Amwell	490	0.1%	3,037	3,001
Califon	491	0.1%	1,019	1,005
High Bridge	492	0.08%	3,610	3,533
Milford	493	0.08%	1,227	1,228
Kingwood	494	0.08%	3,866	3,791
Tinton Falls	495	0.08%	19,450	19,133
Neptune	496	0.07%	28,231	28,146
Clinton	497	0.07%	2,795	2,765
Red Bank	498	0.07%	12,839	12,905
Hampton	499	0.07%	1,450	1,436
Atlantic Highlands	500	0.07%	4,405	4,414
Farmingdale	501	0.07%	1,496	1,500
Matawan	502	0.06%	9,745	9,544
Lake Como	503	0.06%	1,673	1,697
Allentown	504	0.06%	1,732	1,734
Union Beach	505	0.05%	5,694	5,705
Sea Isle City	506	0.05%	2,123	2,102
Keansburg	507	0.02%	9,691	9,749
Brielle	508	0.02%	4,939	4,972
Lebanon	509	0%	6,237	6,180
Shrewsbury	510	0%	1,076	1,080
Ship Bottom	511	0%	1,125	1,104
Saddle Brook	512	-0.02%	14,513	14,298
Long Beach	513	-0.03%	3,156	3,159
Lebanon	514	-0.06%	1,674	1,659
Rumson	515	-0.08%	7,185	7,326
Englishtown	516	-0.09%	2,341	2,343
Highlands	517	-0.14%	4,331	4,614
Avalon	518	-0.16%	1,214	1,238
Ocean City	519	-0.22%	11,194	11,226
Fair Haven	520	-0.28%	6,097	6,249
Flemington	521	-0.29%	4,891	4,865
Wildwood	522	-0.51%	5,072	5,137
Woodbine	523	-0.61%	2,109	2,127
Cape May	524	-0.77%	2,721	2,769
Upper	525	-0.84%	12,302	12,513
North Wildwood	526	-0.84%	3,525	3,616
Lower	527	-0.88%	21,515	22,007
Wildwood Crest	528	-0.92%	3,008	3,096
Dennis	529	-0.95%	6,040	6,273
Middle	530	-1.25%	19,695	20,306
Chesterfield	531	-3.37%	8,718	9,410

New Jersey Growth Overview

New Jersey's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Seaside Park leads with 28.38% annualized growth, followed by Merchantville (9.16%) and Montville (7.45%). The largest population centers are Newark (325,381), Jersey City (307,433), and Paterson (162,389). Of the 531 cities over 1,000 population, 511 are growing while 20 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 1.09% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 3.77% annually.

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