The Best & Worst Small Cities In America

The personal finance site WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of more than 1,000 cities with a population between 25,000 and 100,000 for its 2015’s Best & Worst Small Cities in America report.

The variables used included Housing Costs, Home Ownership, Poverty Level, Health Insurance, and many others.

• 1. Princeton
• 15. Paramus
• 80. Hoboken
• 81. Westfield
• 152. Ridgewood
• 200. Fair Lawn
• 306. Sayreville
• 341. Bergenfield
• 509. Fort Lee
• 546. Millville
• 593. Linden
• 627. Rahway
• 662. Clifton
• 666. Toms River
• 698. Englewood
• 830. Vineland
• 918. Long Branch
• 968. Trenton
• 981. Hackensack
• 1010. Bayonne
• 1015. Plainfield
• 1031. Kearny
• 1093. Garfield
• 1094. Bridgeton
• 1116. Atlantic City
• 1146. New Brunswick
• 1159. Lakewood
• 1171. Perth Amboy
• 1180. West New York
• 1201. Union City
• 1206. Camden
• 1212. East Orange
• 1215. Passaic