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40.72° N · 74.28° W · GEOID 3475590

Vauxhall

Essex County, New Jersey · part of the New York, NY metro

New JerseyVauxhall, NJVauxhallVauxhall

The short answer

Vauxhall is home to 6,157 people. Median household income is $111,421 a year and median rent is $1,830 a month, 19.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $360,000, about 3.2x annual median household income.

The story in Vauxhall is how fast things are changing. Housing became more affordable between 2020 and 2024: rent went from 26.4% to 19.7% of income. Also notable: Home values run 32% below what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

51OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

Vauxhall scores better than 51% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 159th of 287 in New Jersey.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%62
Economy 20%56
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%40
Education 10%51
Commute 10%28
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,830
34% above the median place
Median household income
$111,421
39% above the median place
Median home value
$360,000
13% above the median place
Unemployment
5.7%
16% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Vauxhall

  • Life nearby20 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Vauxhall

Essex County loses about 10.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in32,807
Moved out39,590
Net−6,783

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Union County, NJ3,3175,043−1,726
Hudson County, NJ4,6612,673+1,988
Passaic County, NJ2,2341,939+295
Kings County, NY2,9651,175+1,790
Bergen County, NJ1,9801,989−9
New York County, NY1,5841,122+462

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$97K
Leavers$92K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Essex County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Essex County report $96,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $92,400.
Income you would need
$73,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,830 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,729 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $360,000.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 6.6% work from home; 7.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Liberty, NY matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-10.6
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$92,357
31% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureVauxhallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.3%7% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-10.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$96,55737% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$92,35731% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeowners pay a median of about 2% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 91% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.

Vauxhall19.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$73,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.7%
3% below the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
15% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$84,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Vauxhall, $1,830 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Vauxhall, but easier on the budget

Places that match Vauxhall on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Liberty, NY7716.4% vs 19.7%n/aCompare
Great Neck, NY7515.7% vs 19.7%$25,500Compare
Crete, NE7314.5% vs 19.7%n/aCompare
Westbury, NY7114.7% vs 19.7%$32,700Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.0%
121% above the median place
Median year built1
1957
1% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$7,246
122% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureVauxhallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,83034% above
Rent to income119.7%3% below
Property tax rate12.0%121% above
Home price to income13.2x15% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,23338% above
HUD area median income4County figure$138,40029% above
Property tax paid (median)1$7,246122% above
Median home value1$360,00013% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.8%82% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure58.2%13% above
Homeownership151.7%22% below
Renters paying 30%+150.3%1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,72946% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.1%28% below
Median year built119571% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 7.0%, above the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
7.0%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
6.6%
47% below the median place
Median household income1
$111,421
39% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute29 min +16%
Unemployment5.7% +16%
Income per person$36,773 −8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureVauxhallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$111,42139% above
Income per person1$36,7738% below
Unemployment15.7%16% above
Average annual pay6County figure$91,23838% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.2%14% below
Jobs6County figure353,038134% above
Poverty rate1County figure14.6%36% above
Mean commute129 min16% above
Works from home16.6%47% below
Commutes by transit17.0%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.2, 30% above the median place.

Household size1
3.2
30% above the median place
Born abroad1
31.6%
258% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.0%
2% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance8.0% +25%
Median age40.2 +3%
High school or higher92.7% +0%
Bachelor's or higher32.5% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureVauxhallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,1575851st largest
Median age140.23% above
Bachelor's or higher132.5%1% above
High school or higher192.7%0% above
Household size13.230% above
Born abroad131.6%258% above
No health insurance18.0%25% above
Homes with broadband194.0%2% above
05

Life in Vauxhall

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 287 New Jersey places we track.

182 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k3.3 +53%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.6 −85%
Libraries per 10k3.3 3.7×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.7 8.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Thomas Edison National Historical Park 5 miles
  • Morristown National Historical Park 11 miles
  • Statue of Liberty National Monument 13 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.5 −1%
Shops29.5 −3%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.5 +11%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
5.3
83% below the median place
Public schools12
244
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
144,268
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureVauxhallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure244above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure144,268above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure13.810% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.51% below
Shops per 10k8County figure29.53% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.511% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k93.353% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k91.685% below
Libraries per 10k93.3274% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi91.7above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site105.383% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020above (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure182above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 10.6, 83% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Vauxhall. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
10.6
83% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
99.0
10% above the median place
Good air days15
42.2%
38% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureVauxhallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure86°F1% below
January average low13County figure23°F9% below
Average temperature13County figure54°F3% below
Annual precipitation13County figure48.6 in11% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure97.76% above
Hurricane risk14County figure91.830% above
Tornado risk14County figure94.917% above
Wildfire risk14County figure10.683% below
Heat wave risk14County figure99.010% above
Median air quality index15Metro figure5323% above
Good air days15Metro figure42.2%38% below
08

Vauxhall in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Vauxhall does better than 67% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 9%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,830/mo (2024)$2,330/mo$1,910 to $2,830/mo+4.1%
Median household income$111,421 (2024)$145,000$122,500 to $171,500+4.5%
Median home value$360,000 (2024)$500,000$363,000 to $688,000+5.6%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Vauxhall

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Pleasant View, TN$1,802$109,213Compare
Hopatcong, NJ$1,777$115,758Compare
Joppatowne, MD$1,729$117,881Compare
Fishhook, AK$1,837$111,375Compare
Fishhook, AKJoppatowne, MDHopatcong, NJPleasant View, TNVauxhall, NJVauxhallPleasant ViewHopatcongJoppatowneFishhookVauxhallPleasant ViewHopatcongJoppatowneFishhook

Places built like Vauxhall

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Vauxhall performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Vauxhall, NJ19.7%9.9%/yrn/a
Dunellen, NJ25.3%2.7%/yr9.1%Compare
Kennett Square, PA20.8%0.8%/yr16.0%Compare
West Haverstraw, NY25.1%5.9%/yr3.0%Compare
Haledon, NJ21.9%6.4%/yr0.9%Compare
Freehold, NJ25.7%6.9%/yr0.2%Compare
Alondra Park, CA25.8%7.1%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Vauxhall a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 51 out of 100, better than 51% of the places we rate and 159th of 287 in New Jersey. 20 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Vauxhall expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $360,000.

What salary do you need to live in Vauxhall?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $73,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Vauxhall?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Pleasant View, TN, Hopatcong, NJ, Joppatowne, MD and Fishhook, AK.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Vauxhall with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Vauxhall itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/vauxhall-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Vauxhall, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/vauxhall-new-jersey/

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