Cost of living in Hoboken

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

C−

55/100
31st of 60

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The four inputs

Housing cost index147

New York 10045% · scores 40

Effective property tax rate1.13%

New York 1.37%25% · scores 63

Utilities92

New York 10020% · scores 68

Local sales tax6.60%

New York median 8.54%10% · scores 68

Vertical rule marks the New York reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best New York suburbs for cost of living

All 60 ranked, Hoboken highlighted

1Old BridgeB$485,800 2Toms RiverB$403,600 3New YorkB−$777,600 4Long BranchB−$574,000 5West New YorkC+$465,600 6NewarkC+$373,700 7BergenfieldC+$491,500 8Union CityC+$471,600 9Jersey CityC+$566,900 10Fair LawnC+$564,700 11New BrunswickC+$353,800 12YonkersC+$501,600 13CliftonC$461,900 14East OrangeC$365,900 15EnglewoodC$544,100 16Spring ValleyC$381,800 17ElizabethC$449,300 18PassaicC$429,900 19LindenC$419,700 20UniondaleC$539,000 21Fort LeeC$448,000 22East MeadowC$631,800 23GarfieldC$475,500 24LakewoodC$715,500 25HackensackC$393,700 26SayrevilleC−$444,100 27HempsteadC−$459,500 28Franklin SquareC−$657,000 29Long BeachC−$696,400 30RahwayC−$386,400 31HobokenC−$895,100 32PlainfieldC−$410,800 33Central IslipC−$436,400 34ShirleyC−$424,900 35FreeportC−$505,900 36BaldwinC−$593,800 37CentereachC−$514,800 38Perth AmboyD+$370,600 39KearnyD+$459,400 40New RochelleD+$702,500 41PatersonD+$360,100 42West BabylonD+$531,900 43White PlainsD+$620,800 44BayonneD+$460,100 45Bay ShoreD+$492,200 46Huntington StationD+$578,000 47WestfieldD+$953,400 48Mount VernonD+$484,000 49LevittownD+$590,500 50MonseyD+$921,000 51Glen CoveD+$698,900 52Port ChesterD$582,600 53OceansideD$634,300 54CoramD$452,100 55CommackD$678,200 56New CityD$650,700 57HicksvilleD$634,100 58ElmontD−$602,900 59Valley StreamD−$616,100 60HarrisonF$1,010,700

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Better than Hoboken on cost of living

Hoboken grades C− on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

New York7 mi from HobokenB−$778k0.69% 52 D+ West New York3 mi from HobokenC+$466k1.85% 47 D Newark8 mi from HobokenC+$374k1.68% 41 D− Bergenfield12 mi from HobokenC+$492k2.20% 57 C− Union City2 mi from HobokenC+$472k2.01% 50 D+ Jersey City3 mi from HobokenC+$567k1.41% 53 C−

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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