The 10 Worst Newark Suburbs For 2022

The 10 Worst Newark Suburbs To Live For 2022

We'll get the ball rolling with Morristown, the absolute worst place to live around Newark according to the data.

And in the world of worst rankings, Morristown beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the 3rd worst in the Newark area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks 3rd worst when it comes to home values.

But hey, at least it's cheap to live there. But there's a reason for that... it's Morristown.

You won't feel bad about not having a great income for the area, there aren't a bunch of places to spend your money anyway.

Welcome to Plainfield. Home to KMart, Big Lots, and a lot of gas stations.

This city is 14.8 miles to Newark. Income levels here are the 15th lowest in the metro area, where families bring in about $58,400 a year, which doesn't go a long ways even on a shoestring budget.

But on the bright side, there are a lot of fast food joints in the area.

Back up the highway we go for the third worst Newark suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see New Brunswick on here. While the cost of living is low, your entertainment and work options are limited. And that's an understatement.

In terms of numbers, it's in the worst 15% for insurance, and the adult high school drop out rate is poor compared to other Newark suburbs.

But at least there are nice parks to bring the kids during the day.

If you live in Perth Amboy, most likely you struggle to make ends meet every month. It ranks as the 12th lowest Newark suburb when it comes to residents making money.

Not only that, but this is the 33rd worst unemployed suburb you can live in if you choose to live near Newark. Remember, we looked at 215 cities for this study.

Perth Amboy is about 15.0 miles to downtown.

Paterson has the distinction of being a Newark suburb. Which means that's about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Paterson has the 9th lowest home values in the metro Newark area, where the median price is $257,700. To put that into perspective, in East Hills, the median income is $250,001, which is the best in the area.

Paterson has an unemployment rate of 7.44% which ranks 20th worst.

Passaic has 69,789 residents that probably know it's a pretty crummy place to live when you look at the data. (Or, if you've ever been there, you don't need to look at the data.)

Incomes are towards the bottom and the poverty rate sits at 27.063870215491804%.

Ah, Spring Valley. You rank as the 7th worst place to live around Newark.

It's the place with the 32nd most out of work residents in the Newark metro area (6.81%).

South River is a city about 22.1 miles from Newark, but Newark probably wishes it was further away. It ranks as the 8th worst burb for 2018.

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse place to live. South River has the 28th most uninsured people, 48th worst incomes, and has the highest unemployment rate (13.1%) in the entire Newark metro area.

Homes only cost $312,000 for a reason. That's cheap for Newark standards.

If you absolutely have to live near Newark, then East Orange might be a place for you to consider as it's only the 9th worst Newark suburb.

About 11.97% of residents are out of work.

Rounding out the ten worst Newark suburbs to call home is Elizabeth.

Located 4.1 miles outside the city, Elizabeths is a real pit when you look at the data. Its residents have the 57th highest unemployment rate (5.99%), and poverty is far above the area average.