5 Of NJs Highest Earning Towns Are In Morris County

LONG VALLEY, NJ — Five of the twenty towns with the highest median income levels in New Jersey are in Morris County, according to new data from the U.S. Census.

Harding Township has the highest income Morris County, with the median income levels at $171,331. Victory Gardens sits at the other end of the spectrum, having the lowest median income in the county at $39,811.

Take a look at the top ten towns statewide, including three from Morris County:

1. North Caldwell, Essex County $200,152
2. Millburn, Essex County $184,783
3. Essex Fells, Essex County $172,386
4. Harding Township, Morris County $171,331
5. Glen Ridge, Essex County $170,433
6. Mendham Township, Morris County $170,160
7. Upper Saddle River, Bergen County $169,301
8. Tewksbury, Hunterdon County $165,552
9. Mountain Lakes, Morris County $164,432
10. Demarest, Bergen County $163,571

Here are how the other Morris County towns rank (another two are in the top 20):

• 19. Chester, Morris County $154,094
• 20. Chatham, Morris County $151,216
• 26. Chatham Borough, Morris County $142,765
• 31. Kinnelon, Morris County $140,265
• 52. Mendham Borough, Morris County $129,853
• 59. Morris Township, Morris County $127,805
• 63. Washington Township, Morris County $124,177
• 68. Montville, Morris County $122,260
• 72. Randolph, Morris County $120,392
• 84. Boonton, Morris County $115,268
• 91. Hanover Township, Morris County $113,816
• 98. Long Hill, Morris County $111,500
• 102. Morris Plains, Morris County $110,817
• 105. Madison, Morris County $110,040
• 121. Roxbury, Morris County $105,105
• 122. Denville, Morris County $104,815
• 128. Florham Park, Morris County $103,916
• 137. East Hanover, Morris County $102,165
• 152. Rockaway, Morris County $100,303
• 164. Chester, Morris County $97,250
• 172. Mine Hill, Morris County $95,000
• 176. Jefferson, Morris County $94,662
• 183. Butler, Morris County $92,377
• 195. Boonton, Morris County $90,326
• 204. Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County $89,385
• 210. Mount Olive, Morris County $88,333
• 219. Pequannock, Morris County $87,464
• 221. Riverdale, Morris County $87,274
• 237. Mount Arlington, Morris County $84,912
• 259. Lincoln Park, Morris County $81,956
• 291. Rockaway Borough, Morris County $78,604
• 298. Morristown, Morris County $77,407
• 390. Wharton, Morris County $66,579
• 449. Dover, Morris County $60,822
• 482. Netcong, Morris County $54,659
• 542. Victory Gardens, Morris County $39,811

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