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What Is It Like to Live in Trenton?

What it costs to live in Trenton, and how it compares with other New Jersey cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

56

34th best value in New Jersey

How much you get for what you pay, versus other New Jersey cities.

Overall livability

29

68th overall in New Jersey

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Trenton is home to about 90,097 people. A typical home runs $96,700 and a household earns around $39,700, a price-to-income ratio of 2.4. Among New Jersey's largest cities, it ranks 34th for value and 68th overall.

Trenton at a glance

Median home price

$96,700

2nd in NJ of 78

Median rent

$1,113/mo

Median household income

$39,700

Home price to income

2.4x

Unemployment

10.1%

71st in NJ of 78

School rating

2/10

76th in NJ of 78

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NJ of 78

Walk score

10/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within New Jersey only. Updated 2026.