21 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in New Jersey

The top-ranked counties in New Jersey on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

#	County	BTI Score	Proj. Growth	GDP Growth	Pop Growth	HV Ratio
01	Cape May County NJ	98	+4.0%	+2.0%	-0.0%	6.0x
02	Bergen County NJ	90	+2.9%	+0.8%	+0.0%	6.4x
03	Passaic County NJ	90	+2.9%	+2.8%	-0.2%	9.4x
04	Gloucester County NJ	88	+2.7%	+3.6%	+0.6%	5.5x
05	Ocean County NJ	87	+2.5%	+1.5%	+1.4%	8.9x
06	Middlesex County NJ	83	+2.2%	+1.7%	+0.2%	5.1x
07	Cumberland County NJ	82	+2.2%	+2.1%	-0.9%	4.6x
08	Essex County NJ	81	+2.1%	+3.0%	+0.1%	6.5x
09	Camden County NJ	80	+2.1%	+2.8%	+0.3%	4.6x
10	Atlantic County NJ	76	+1.8%	+1.7%	+0.2%	4.6x
11	Sussex County NJ	73	+1.7%	+1.5%	+0.2%	8.9x
12	Morris County NJ	72	+1.7%	+1.2%	+0.1%	4.5x
13	Monmouth County NJ	72	+1.6%	+2.3%	+0.1%	8.0x
14	Burlington County NJ	71	+1.6%	+2.0%	+0.4%	4.3x
15	Salem County NJ	69	+1.5%	+4.5%	+0.1%	2.4x
16	Warren County NJ	67	+1.4%	+5.2%	+0.3%	6.8x
17	Union County NJ	63	+1.3%	+3.1%	+0.0%	6.3x
18	Hunterdon County NJ	63	+1.3%	+2.4%	+0.2%	7.9x
19	Somerset County NJ	52	+0.8%	+3.2%	+0.3%	3.7x
20	Hudson County NJ	46	+0.6%	+1.0%	-0.2%	6.7x
21	Mercer County NJ	34	+0.2%	+2.2%	-0.3%	2.7x