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Most Urban Cities in New Jersey

Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Density · 65% Population · 35%

Top 12 Most Urban Cities in New Jersey

Ranked by composite score across 2 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 66.2
Guttenberg, NJ
11,638 residents
Density 61,253
Population 11,638
#2
Score 62.1
Union City, NJ
66,375 residents
Density 51,453
Population 66,375
#3
Score 61.2
West New York, NJ
51,683 residents
Density 52,205
Population 51,683
#4
Score 56.1
Hoboken, NJ
58,340 residents
Density 46,672
Population 58,340
#5
Score 53.8
Jersey City, NJ
289,691 residents
Density 19,640
Population 289,691
#6
Score 48.5
Newark, NJ
307,188 residents
Density 12,725
Population 307,188
#7
Score 37.8
Paterson, NJ
157,660 residents
Density 18,747
Population 157,660
#8
Score 31.4
Passaic, NJ
69,651 residents
Density 22,253
Population 69,651
#9
Score 31.1
Cliffside Park, NJ
25,580 residents
Density 26,646
Population 25,580
#10
Score 27.1
Elizabeth, NJ
135,887 residents
Density 11,030
Population 135,887
#11
Score 27
East Newark, NJ
2,529 residents
Density 25,290
Population 2,529
#12
Score 26.5
East Orange, NJ
69,183 residents
Density 17,604
Population 69,183

Full Ranking, New Jersey

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1 Guttenberg NJ 66.2
2 Union City NJ 62.1
3 West New York NJ 61.2
4 Hoboken NJ 56.1
5 Jersey City NJ 53.8
6 Newark NJ 48.5
7 Paterson NJ 37.8
8 Passaic NJ 31.4
9 Cliffside Park NJ 31.1
10 Elizabeth NJ 27.1
11 East Newark NJ 27
12 East Orange NJ 26.5
13 Trenton NJ 22.7
14 Fort Lee NJ 21.2
15 Bayonne NJ 20.8
16 Garfield NJ 19.9
17 Palisades Park NJ 19.4
18 Harrison NJ 19.3
19 Ampere North NJ 19.3
20 Perth Amboy NJ 18.8
21 Clifton NJ 18.5
22 Lakewood NJ 18.3
23 New Brunswick NJ 17.5
24 Edgewater NJ 17.4
25 Hackensack NJ 16.7
26 Camden NJ 16.5
27 Plainfield NJ 15.8
28 Lodi NJ 15
29 Prospect Park NJ 14.8
30 Watsessing NJ 14.4
31 Woodlynne NJ 14.2
32 Wallington NJ 13.9
33 Union NJ 13.6
34 Bogota NJ 13.6
35 Roselle Park NJ 13.5
36 Victory Gardens NJ 13.5
37 Bergenfield NJ 13.4
38 Silver Lake CDP (Essex County) NJ 13.3
39 Toms River NJ 13.1
40 Asbury Park NJ 12.9
41 Dumont NJ 11.8
42 Roselle NJ 11.5
43 Rahway NJ 11.4
44 Fair Lawn NJ 11.1
45 Vauxhall NJ 11.1
46 Lake Hiawatha NJ 11.1
47 East Franklin NJ 11
48 North Plainfield NJ 11
49 Elmwood Park NJ 10.8
50 Wood-Ridge NJ 10.7

Guttenberg, NJ tops the list with a composite score of 66.2 out of 100, followed by Union City and West New York. NJ dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for most urban.

Rankings combine 2 independent metrics: Density, Population. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to most urban, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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