Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 28/100
F
Median home value$460,100
New York $614,200
Median rent$1,682/mo
New York $1,830/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
New York 42%
Bayonne
Hudson County71,553 residentsBayonne School District
48
D+
Suburbgrade score
37th of 60 New York suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
48
New York median 52
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bayonne is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bayonne against New York. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Within-state proficiency35th pct
New York median 35th pct
Student–teacher ratio11.4
New York median 11.6
Graduation rate86%
New York median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Housing cost index96
New York 100
Eff. tax rate2.17%
New York 1.37%
Local sales tax6.60%
New York median 8.54%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 40/100
D−
Mean commute33.7 min
New York 35.6 min
Under 30 minutes47%
New York 44%
Transit stops / sq mi21
New York median 2.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés54
New York median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
New York median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks93
New York median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 46/100
D
Median household income$83,887
New York $99,155
Unemployment5.4%
New York 6.8%
Professional occupations39%
New York 48%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bayonne on housing & affordability
Bayonne's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Westfield12 mi from BayonneB− 70 B− Hoboken7 mi from BayonneC 69 B− Oceanside25 mi from BayonneC 63 C+ Franklin Square23 mi from BayonneC− 63 C+ Long Beach24 mi from BayonneC− 58 C Fair Lawn19 mi from BayonneC− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bayonne
Is Bayonne, NJ a good place to live?
Bayonne scores 48 out of 100, 37th of 60 New York suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bayonne expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $460,100, 25% below the New York median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.17%. $1,682/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bayonne?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Bayonne sit at the 35th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 11.4 student–teacher ratio. Bayonne is served by Bayonne School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bayonne?
The mean commute is 33.7 min, with 47% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 21 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bayonne?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 54 restaurants and cafés and 93 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Bayonne old or new?
The median home in Bayonne was built in 1954 — older than the New York median of 1960. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 21% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.