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    Moving to Hoboken, NJ

    Is Hoboken a good place to live?

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    Hoboken ranks #10 of 42 New Jersey cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (65/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.7% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $872,100
    +1.5% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $2,819
    per month
    Household income
    $176,943
    median
    Unemployment
    3.4%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Hoboken

    The median home value in Hoboken is $872,100 and median rent is $2,819 a month, against a median household income of $176,943. Homes cost about 4.9× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Hoboken crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across New Jersey the 2025 rate was 199 violent and 1,268 property crimes per 100,000 people — #39 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Hoboken, NJ

    Hoboken has about 58,340 residents, 3.4% unemployment and 50% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Hoboken with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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