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    Moving to Bayonne, NJ

    Is Bayonne a good place to live?

    Watch Bayonne

    Bayonne ranks #15 of 42 New Jersey cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (57/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.0% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $446,100
    +8.0% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,593
    per month
    Household income
    $81,285
    median
    Unemployment
    5.6%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Bayonne

    The median home value in Bayonne is $446,100 and median rent is $1,593 a month, against a median household income of $81,285. Homes cost about 5.5× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Bayonne 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 Bayonne, NJ

    Bayonne has about 70,468 residents, 5.6% unemployment and 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Bayonne 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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