Best Cities for Remote Workers in New Jersey

Strong broadband, affordable rent, low traffic and existing remote-work culture.

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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.

Broadband · 25% WFH Culture · 15% Affordability · 20% Rent · 15% Local Income · 10% Low Traffic · 10% Educated Peers · 5%

Top 12 Remote Workers Cities in New Jersey

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 63
Basking Ridge, NJ
7,882 residents
Broadband 93.5%
WFH Culture 25.7%
Affordability 109
#2
Score 60.5
Avalon, NJ
1,478 residents
Broadband 96.0%
WFH Culture 30.1%
Affordability 109
#3
Score 59.9
Saddle River, NJ
3,358 residents
Broadband 88.6%
WFH Culture 24.6%
Affordability 109
#4
Score 59.7
Cranbury, NJ
2,304 residents
Broadband 97.0%
WFH Culture 37.1%
Affordability 109
#5
Score 59.2
Springdale, NJ
15,672 residents
Broadband 96.8%
WFH Culture 27.4%
Affordability 109
#6
Score 59.1
Plainsboro Center, NJ
2,683 residents
Broadband 93.6%
WFH Culture 37.3%
Affordability 109
#7
Score 58.8
Mullica Hill, NJ
4,561 residents
Broadband 97.6%
WFH Culture 24.7%
Affordability 109
#8
Score 58.6
Heathcote, NJ
6,689 residents
Broadband 96.7%
WFH Culture 34.3%
Affordability 109
#9
Score 58.3
Surf City, NJ
1,225 residents
Broadband 96.6%
WFH Culture 34.9%
Affordability 109
#10
Score 58
Upper Montclair, NJ
12,279 residents
Broadband 98.0%
WFH Culture 39.4%
Affordability 109
#11
Score 57.7
Haddonfield, NJ
12,502 residents
Broadband 96.6%
WFH Culture 26.9%
Affordability 109
#12
Score 57.4
Monmouth Beach, NJ
3,201 residents
Broadband 99.2%
WFH Culture 30.4%
Affordability 109

Full Ranking, New Jersey

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Basking Ridge NJ 63
2 Avalon NJ 60.5
3 Saddle River NJ 59.9
4 Cranbury NJ 59.7
5 Springdale NJ 59.2
6 Plainsboro Center NJ 59.1
7 Mullica Hill NJ 58.8
8 Heathcote NJ 58.6
9 Surf City NJ 58.3
10 Upper Montclair NJ 58
11 Haddonfield NJ 57.7
12 Monmouth Beach NJ 57.4
13 Monroe Manor NJ 57.1
14 North Beach Haven NJ 57
15 Haddon Heights NJ 56.9
16 Ho-Ho-Kus NJ 56.9
17 Westfield NJ 56.8
18 Oradell NJ 56.2
19 Peapack and Gladstone NJ 56.1
20 Ocean Grove NJ 56.1
21 Chatham NJ 55.9
22 Pennington NJ 55.8
23 Far Hills NJ 55.8
24 Princeton NJ 55.8
25 Green Knoll NJ 55.7
26 Bernardsville NJ 55.6
27 Spring Lake NJ 55.6
28 Princeton Meadows NJ 55.5
29 Kingston NJ 55.5
30 Short Hills NJ 55.5
31 Moorestown-Lenola NJ 55.5
32 Mount Hope NJ 55.5
33 Hopewell NJ 55.4
34 Lambertville NJ 55.4
35 Glen Rock NJ 55.2
36 Chester NJ 55.2
37 Rumson NJ 54.9
38 Manasquan NJ 54.7
39 Bay Head NJ 54.6
40 Avon-by-the-Sea NJ 54.5
41 New Providence NJ 54.5
42 Beach Haven NJ 54.4
43 Ridgewood NJ 54.4
44 Lincroft NJ 54.3
45 Hillsdale NJ 54.3
46 Wanamassa NJ 54.2
47 The Hills NJ 54.2
48 Glen Ridge NJ 54.2
49 Margate City NJ 54.1
50 Lawrenceville NJ 54.1

Basking Ridge, NJ tops the list with a composite score of 63 out of 100, followed by Avalon and Saddle River. NJ dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for remote workers.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Broadband, WFH Culture, Affordability, Rent, Local Income, Low Traffic, Educated Peers. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to remote workers, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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