Vineland, NJ
Vineland, NJ Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Vineland, NJ Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Vineland ranks 243rd for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 217th for income. A household earns $68,067 a year while median rent runs $1,201/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 4% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is air quality (52nd of 300), while education is the soft spot (276th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 133rd and home prices 87th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Vineland, your take-home is worth about $61,127 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 217th of 300↑24.7%$68,067
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 167th of 30096 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $70,927
- Per-capita income
- $29,631
- Full-time pay
- $37,075
Housing
- Median rent
- 133rd of 300↑5.1%$1,201/mo
- Home value
- 87th of 300↑51.5%$249,900
- Property tax
- $4,922/yr · 2%
- Sales tax
- 6.60%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 256th of 3005.9%
- Bachelor's+
- 276th of 30022.2%
- Avg commute
- 143rd of 30024 min
People
- Population
- 155,678
- Population change
- +4.1%
- Median age
- 38.4 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 12.1%
- Broadband
- 91.4%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 52nd of 30039
- Natural-hazard loss
- 63rd of 300$9/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 275th of 30024.1%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 18.9%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Home prices
- + Air quality
- + Hazard safety
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Household income
- – Job market
- – Education
- – Health
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — millville muni ap.
What jobs pay in Vineland
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Financial managers
- $161,410
- IT managers
- $160,400
- Pharmacists
- $134,050
- General & operations managers
- $130,180
- Software developers
- $123,920
- Lawyers
- $108,910
- Registered nurses
- $103,380
- Civil engineers
- $100,620
- Secondary school teachers
- $83,680
- Construction laborers
- $83,680
- Accountants & auditors
- $82,960
- Elementary school teachers
- $78,260
- Plumbers
- $77,060
- Electricians
- $76,920
- Police officers
- $67,510
- Carpenters
- $63,440
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $60,360
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $52,450
- Customer service reps
- $45,000
- Waiters & waitresses
- $36,800
- Retail salespersons
- $35,230
- Janitors
- $34,850
- Cashiers
- $33,640
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Vineland metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in New Jersey are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Florida303
- Pennsylvania282
- New York233
- North Carolina229
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Vineland metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Vineland metro?
- Median gross rent across the Vineland, NJ Metro Area is $1,201 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Vineland.
- What is the median household income in the Vineland metro?
- A typical household in the Vineland, NJ Metro Area earns $68,067 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Vineland expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Vineland, NJ Metro Area runs about 4% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Vineland metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $70,927 (versus its face value of $68,067). CityLedger rates the Vineland, NJ Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Vineland metro?
- The median home value across the Vineland, NJ Metro Area is $249,900 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Vineland metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Vineland, NJ Metro Area is 5.9% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).