25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Oldest Homes
Ranked by median year built among 352 towns of 500–10,000 people in New Jersey. #1 is Bogota, NJ (typical home built in 1938).
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25Riverside, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1950
Riverside is a township of 8,003 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $222,100 and the median age is 39.6.
8,003 people · Burlington County · median home $222,100 · income $75,833 · Jan low 27°F · 25 in snow
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24Burlington, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1950
Burlington is a city of 9,743 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $239,000 and the median age is 40.3.
9,743 people · Burlington County · median home $239,000 · income $84,813 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow
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23Westville, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1949
Westville is a borough of 4,264 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $196,000 and the median age is 42.5.
4,264 people · Gloucester County · median home $196,000 · income $70,639 · Jan low 26°F · 22 in snow
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22Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1949
Mountain Lakes is a borough of 4,472 people in Morris County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $917,000 and the median age is 43.4.
4,472 people · Morris County · median home $917,000 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 27 in snow
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21Silver Lake, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1948
Silver Lake is a community of 4,730 people in Essex County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $448,300 and the median age is 47.3.
4,730 people · Essex County · median home $448,300 · income $82,469 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow
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20Woodbury, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1948
Woodbury is a city of 9,963 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $222,700 and the median age is 39.8.
9,963 people · Gloucester County · median home $222,700 · income $77,028 · Jan low 26°F · 23 in snow
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19Haddon Heights, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1947
Haddon Heights is a borough of 7,495 people in Camden County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $387,300 and the median age is 41.6.
7,495 people · Camden County · median home $387,300 · income $133,125 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow
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18Swedesboro, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1946
Swedesboro is a borough of 2,711 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $255,900 and the median age is 33.5.
2,711 people · Gloucester County · median home $255,900 · income $88,542 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow
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17Pitman, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1945
Pitman is a borough of 8,780 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $279,300 and the median age is 40.7.
8,780 people · Gloucester County · median home $279,300 · income $98,489 · Jan low 26°F · 22 in snow
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16Leonia, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1945
Leonia is a borough of 9,304 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $672,900 and the median age is 45.9.
9,304 people · Bergen County · median home $672,900 · income $129,665 · Jan low 26°F · 30 in snow
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15Merchantville, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1944
Merchantville is a borough of 3,820 people in Camden County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $331,000 and the median age is 36.2.
3,820 people · Camden County · median home $331,000 · income $90,706 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow
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14Oaklyn, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1943
Oaklyn is a borough of 3,930 people in Camden County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $279,000 and the median age is 38.1.
3,930 people · Camden County · median home $279,000 · income $84,394 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow
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13Salem, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1942
Salem is a city of 5,296 people in Salem County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $79,800 and the median age is 36.9.
5,296 people · Salem County · median home $79,800 · income $38,721 · Jan low 26°F · 16 in snow
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12Belvidere, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Belvidere is a town of 2,520 people in Warren County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $279,600 and the median age is 50.6.
2,520 people · Warren County · median home $279,600 · income $95,714 · Jan low 18°F · 23 in snow
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11Riverton, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938

Photo: Sanoyes at English Wikipedia (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Riverton is a borough of 2,764 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $363,000 and the median age is 40.3.
2,764 people · Burlington County · median home $363,000 · income $121,198 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow
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10Woodlynne, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Woodlynne is a borough of 2,902 people in Camden County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $142,000 and the median age is 30.0.
2,902 people · Camden County · median home $142,000 · income $74,808 · Jan low 28°F · 16 in snow
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9Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Ocean Grove is a community of 3,057 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $790,100 and the median age is 62.2.
3,057 people · Monmouth County · median home $790,100 · income $89,286 · Jan low 25°F
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8Roebling, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Roebling is a community of 3,585 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $198,200 and the median age is 38.2.
3,585 people · Burlington County · median home $198,200 · income $88,750 · Jan low 23°F · 25 in snow
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7Bordentown, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Bordentown is a city of 3,993 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $345,500 and the median age is 42.4.
3,993 people · Burlington County · median home $345,500 · income $103,375 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow
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6Lambertville, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Lambertville is a city of 4,139 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $562,300 and the median age is 59.3.
4,139 people · Hunterdon County · median home $562,300 · income $109,733 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow
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5Ampere North, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Ampere North is a community of 5,132 people in Essex County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $365,600 and the median age is 34.0.
5,132 people · Essex County · median home $365,600 · income $66,714 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow
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4Prospect Park, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Prospect Park is a borough of 6,372 people in Passaic County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $406,800 and the median age is 36.2.
6,372 people · Passaic County · median home $406,800 · income $53,125 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow
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3Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Glen Ridge is a borough of 7,802 people in Essex County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $836,600 and the median age is 40.7.
7,802 people · Essex County · median home $836,600 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow
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2Audubon, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938

Photo: Dough4872 (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Audubon is a borough of 8,707 people in Camden County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $307,400 and the median age is 39.0.
8,707 people · Camden County · median home $307,400 · income $115,789 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow
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1Bogota, New Jersey
Typical home built in 1938
Bogota is a borough of 8,778 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. The median home is worth $501,600 and the median age is 42.4.
8,778 people · Bergen County · median home $501,600 · income $103,299 · Jan low 26°F · 30 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)