These Are The 10 Stressed Places In New Jersey

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You know that tight feeling in your chest when you start a new job? That’s stress.

And there are certain places in New Jersey that have more to stress out about then just their first day at work.

There are things like dealing with ever-longer commutes, working longer and longer hours, and just trying to find a job in the first place. But which places in New Jersey take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of Guttenberg have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in New Jersey. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Garden State:

Read on to see why these places in New Jersey could use a Xanax.

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How We Measured Stress In New Jersey (Without Stressing Out)

In order to measure stress, we selected a set of six criteria that reflect its root causes for most people and used them to look at the 191 places in New Jersey with a population over 5,000 according to the 2010-2014 American Community Survey:

Percentage of population with a long commute (over 30 minutes)
Unemployment Rate
Hours worked
Population density
Percentage of income spent on rent
Percentage of population without health insurance

The higher any of these were, the more stressed the people of the place are.

Our data is from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey for 2010-2014.

We ranked each place from 1 to 191 (with one being the most stressed side of the scale) in the six individual criteria. These ranks were then averaged into a Stress Score, the lowest of which was the most stressed out place in the Garden State.

Below, we’ll take a look at the standout stress stats for each top 10 most stressed places, and wrap the whole thing up with a detailed ranking of all 191 places we analyzed.

1. Guttenberg

Population: 11,397People With High Rent: 59.4%
People With Long Commute: 59.9%
People Without Insurance: 31.6%

2. Keansburg

Population: 10,011People With High Rent: 66.6%
People With Long Commute: 56.3%
People Without Insurance: 15.1%

3. West New York

Population: 51,511People With High Rent: 51.5%
People With Long Commute: 60.3%
People Without Insurance: 31.6%

4. Newark

Population: 278,750People With High Rent: 56.2%
People With Long Commute: 49.6%
People Without Insurance: 26.0%

5. Union City

Population: 68,001People With High Rent: 55.1%
People With Long Commute: 51.1%
People Without Insurance: 34.7%

6. Plainfield

Population: 50,423People With High Rent: 65.0%
People With Long Commute: 46.7%
People Without Insurance: 29.6%

7. East Orange

Population: 64,538People With High Rent: 55.0%
People With Long Commute: 50.3%
People Without Insurance: 18.4%

8. Roselle

Population: 21,348People With High Rent: 67.7%
People With Long Commute: 45.0%
People Without Insurance: 19.6%

9. Fairview

Population: 14,126People With High Rent: 54.0%
People With Long Commute: 62.9%
People Without Insurance: 32.2%

10. South River

Population: 16,177People With High Rent: 67.9%
People With Long Commute: 45.5%
People Without Insurance: 20.2%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In New Jersey

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Guttenberg	1	11,397	59.4%	59.9%	31.6%
Keansburg	2	10,011	66.6%	56.3%	15.1%
West New York	3	51,511	51.5%	60.3%	31.6%
Newark	4	278,750	56.2%	49.6%	26.0%
Union City	5	68,001	55.1%	51.1%	34.7%
Plainfield	6	50,423	65.0%	46.7%	29.6%
East Orange	7	64,538	55.0%	50.3%	18.4%
Roselle	8	21,348	67.7%	45.0%	19.6%
Fairview	9	14,126	54.0%	62.9%	32.2%
South River	10	16,177	67.9%	45.5%	20.2%
Cliffside Park	11	24,532	50.0%	57.5%	19.9%
Passaic	12	70,651	62.3%	39.6%	30.2%
Jersey City	13	255,861	45.9%	59.6%	19.1%
Prospect Park	14	5,915	61.3%	39.3%	16.6%
Asbury Park	15	15,933	61.3%	30.0%	27.2%
New Brunswick	16	55,804	64.0%	38.7%	30.1%
Roselle Park	17	13,465	57.4%	42.5%	12.1%
Trenton	18	84,459	59.0%	31.3%	22.9%
Camden	19	77,294	59.6%	33.0%	19.5%
Lindenwold	20	17,512	55.9%	43.3%	23.2%
Harrison	21	14,436	45.1%	48.6%	27.5%
Elizabeth	22	126,964	54.6%	37.7%	27.2%
Rahway	23	27,994	56.8%	42.1%	13.5%
Fort Lee	24	36,048	48.4%	54.4%	15.9%
Union Beach	25	6,040	54.6%	49.4%	16.6%
Carteret	26	23,770	55.0%	40.2%	17.8%
Paterson	27	146,341	62.1%	29.0%	24.6%
Bridgeton	28	25,252	62.5%	35.3%	28.5%
Leonia	29	9,051	58.7%	51.6%	21.3%
Long Branch	30	30,590	56.8%	38.3%	25.7%
Garfield	31	30,996	58.8%	35.9%	25.7%
Palisades Park	32	20,066	47.0%	49.4%	35.5%
Ventnor City	33	10,632	60.8%	34.1%	17.5%
Penns Grove	34	5,082	57.3%	24.7%	23.9%
Kearny	35	41,538	46.5%	44.5%	23.0%
Jamesburg	36	5,963	57.9%	40.6%	13.2%
Hopatcong	37	14,921	57.4%	53.9%	12.4%
Stratford	38	6,997	55.5%	43.1%	12.5%
Berlin	39	7,587	65.9%	53.1%	10.0%
Freehold	40	12,018	67.4%	32.7%	29.4%
Wildwood	41	5,255	64.2%	13.4%	18.9%
Palmyra	42	7,372	67.4%	39.5%	9.8%
Bayonne	43	64,763	44.2%	52.5%	16.0%
Paulsboro	44	6,041	72.9%	29.4%	13.9%
Edgewater	45	11,969	44.8%	74.2%	12.4%
Haledon	46	8,397	59.1%	29.0%	16.5%
Wanaque	47	11,243	57.9%	50.7%	10.8%
Little Ferry	48	10,773	50.7%	46.5%	24.5%
Red Bank	49	12,250	51.7%	34.1%	23.0%
Pine Hill	50	10,383	63.8%	48.6%	12.3%
Washington	51	6,439	53.1%	51.1%	13.8%
Lodi	52	24,428	53.3%	35.2%	17.5%
Atlantic City	53	39,521	60.2%	19.9%	22.1%
Bogota	54	8,277	46.1%	43.0%	15.4%
Pleasantville	55	20,436	61.4%	19.5%	21.0%
Ridgefield	56	11,191	47.7%	42.4%	19.9%
Bergenfield	57	27,157	50.5%	48.4%	13.1%
Mil	58	6,974	45.8%	44.3%	13.4%
Hackensack	59	43,903	51.2%	41.0%	19.8%
Phillipsburg	60	14,717	51.5%	37.4%	13.3%
Emerson	61	7,538	69.9%	48.8%	5.2%
North Plainfield	62	22,056	44.0%	45.3%	21.6%
Runnemede	63	8,435	54.5%	39.2%	10.4%
Linden	64	41,054	47.4%	40.3%	17.3%
Englewood	65	27,435	48.8%	50.7%	14.9%
Newton	66	7,999	68.3%	41.0%	11.8%
Mount Arlington	67	5,140	64.7%	54.4%	5.3%
Woodbury	68	10,098	53.7%	37.9%	11.3%
Wallington	69	11,487	48.5%	40.1%	22.1%
Clifton	70	85,138	51.9%	37.5%	16.3%
Belmar	71	5,760	46.2%	31.9%	18.0%
Manville	72	10,426	49.1%	34.3%	15.8%
Somerdale	73	5,246	61.6%	36.4%	10.2%
Hight	74	5,557	47.7%	38.9%	20.9%
Hasbrouck Heights	75	11,989	46.6%	44.0%	9.6%
Perth Amboy	76	51,727	55.2%	32.1%	29.2%
Keyport	77	7,213	48.6%	44.8%	16.8%
Ridgefield Park	78	12,875	49.4%	46.3%	14.2%
Caldwell	79	7,864	51.5%	41.4%	6.2%
Dover	80	18,298	49.2%	30.1%	36.0%
Fanwood	81	7,475	52.3%	53.9%	4.4%
Bound Brook	82	10,607	46.7%	36.4%	30.1%
Burlington	83	9,865	52.4%	36.6%	12.4%
Wharton	84	6,586	49.1%	35.1%	23.4%
Salem	85	5,045	62.6%	35.1%	9.3%
Hackett	86	9,633	47.6%	43.6%	19.1%
Clayton	87	8,225	53.6%	51.0%	14.9%
Gloucester City	88	11,392	48.8%	28.9%	14.1%
Middlesex	89	13,766	56.2%	38.7%	10.5%
Tenafly	90	14,672	46.6%	60.2%	9.3%
Rutherford	91	18,297	37.0%	49.4%	10.4%
North Haledon	92	8,478	72.0%	30.9%	9.5%
North Arlington	93	15,587	43.8%	50.4%	8.4%
Dumont	94	17,706	47.9%	46.2%	8.4%
Highland Park	95	14,224	49.6%	36.5%	8.9%
Point Pleasant	96	18,481	48.2%	40.8%	8.5%
South Amboy	97	8,749	37.4%	44.5%	9.5%
Barrington	98	6,904	53.4%	33.1%	8.0%
Pompton Lakes	99	11,162	51.7%	38.4%	9.7%
Closter	100	8,519	40.9%	49.0%	10.5%
Glen Ridge	101	7,606	54.3%	55.3%	3.0%
Sayreville	102	43,962	44.6%	49.2%	10.5%
Bellmawr	103	11,538	44.6%	29.9%	13.2%
New Milford	104	16,524	39.8%	45.8%	9.5%
Millville	105	28,603	58.6%	27.0%	13.5%
Butler	106	7,636	38.1%	44.3%	17.0%
Cresskill	107	8,669	54.8%	50.0%	5.7%
Hoboken	108	51,979	31.8%	74.6%	5.6%
Matawan	109	8,759	40.4%	52.4%	7.2%
Elmwood Park	110	19,921	48.0%	33.6%	12.8%
Collingswood	111	13,929	47.0%	39.2%	9.7%
Glassboro	112	18,798	59.9%	38.6%	6.7%
Vineland	113	60,985	58.4%	29.0%	13.5%
Hawthorne	114	18,944	48.4%	28.9%	9.9%
Carlstadt	115	6,189	45.5%	43.1%	15.3%
Secaucus	116	17,614	36.3%	48.7%	10.4%
Bloomingdale	117	7,808	53.4%	35.6%	12.3%
Oradell	118	8,080	67.7%	39.2%	4.7%
Metuchen	119	13,707	42.9%	51.0%	7.0%
Fair Lawn	120	32,962	42.3%	43.2%	6.3%
Somers Point	121	10,783	57.3%	29.7%	13.5%
Paramus	122	26,612	68.7%	41.5%	8.1%
Spotswood	123	8,359	52.8%	42.4%	8.0%
Dunellen	124	7,317	43.5%	38.4%	13.6%
Morri	125	18,580	44.6%	28.5%	21.6%
River Edge	126	11,483	38.6%	46.9%	9.4%
Norwood	127	5,769	54.1%	54.7%	7.1%
Pitman	128	8,959	50.7%	34.6%	7.0%
Tinton Falls	129	17,933	70.3%	37.8%	5.5%
Audubon	130	8,763	49.8%	29.3%	6.0%
South Plainfield	131	23,686	40.5%	43.4%	10.2%
Wood-Ridge	132	8,249	38.0%	36.3%	10.4%
Beachwood	133	11,127	49.1%	35.7%	9.5%
Eato	134	12,323	48.0%	25.5%	17.4%
Absecon	135	8,400	74.2%	19.5%	7.6%
Somerville	136	12,175	43.9%	28.4%	13.5%
Allendale	137	6,666	47.4%	49.4%	3.2%
Westfield	138	30,647	40.9%	48.8%	3.7%
Watchung	139	5,855	69.3%	46.0%	8.8%
Glen Rock	140	11,784	49.6%	45.5%	3.3%
Ridgewood	141	25,270	42.4%	48.1%	5.2%
Brigantine	142	9,420	58.4%	26.8%	10.5%
Westwood	143	11,056	46.0%	40.3%	7.6%
Woodland Park	144	12,129	39.9%	28.0%	12.3%
Maywood	145	9,651	38.7%	33.1%	8.9%
Old Tappan	146	5,835	52.5%	48.7%	4.3%
Hammonton	147	14,796	47.3%	38.6%	12.8%
Boonton	148	8,424	34.8%	29.8%	11.7%
Haddon Heights	149	7,425	46.5%	35.1%	5.0%
Englewood Cliffs	150	5,346	43.8%	51.5%	6.3%
Midland Park	151	7,229	50.3%	35.2%	8.9%
Little Silver	152	5,920	60.0%	43.3%	5.7%
Park Ridge	153	8,763	41.8%	39.0%	4.4%
Oceanport	154	5,834	38.0%	27.9%	11.6%
Manasquan	155	5,841	37.0%	47.0%	7.5%
Chatham	156	9,000	39.8%	47.2%	7.3%
Summit	157	21,826	40.3%	44.5%	6.6%
Northfield	158	8,616	57.3%	14.5%	6.4%
Montvale	159	8,000	56.3%	39.7%	5.9%
Margate City	160	6,343	42.1%	24.7%	7.3%
Kenilworth	161	8,045	43.9%	34.8%	4.9%
Waldwick	162	9,808	45.8%	37.1%	4.6%
Totowa	163	10,872	36.2%	33.6%	6.1%
East Rutherford	164	9,298	28.4%	40.6%	14.6%
Morris Plains	165	5,635	47.8%	40.4%	4.4%
Hillsdale	166	10,381	52.2%	36.7%	4.6%
Raritan	167	7,318	40.4%	27.9%	11.9%
West Long Branch	168	8,391	52.2%	22.8%	8.1%
Ringwood	169	12,320	43.9%	56.1%	4.9%
Princeton	170	28,940	37.9%	25.9%	4.8%
Oakland	171	12,914	53.4%	37.5%	7.3%
Madison	172	16,043	47.2%	33.1%	3.6%
Kinnelon	173	10,349	35.0%	50.9%	2.4%
New Providence	174	12,314	43.4%	41.7%	4.6%
Ramsey	175	14,650	47.3%	41.6%	3.7%
Ocean City	176	11,520	50.7%	31.4%	9.1%
Mountainside	177	6,765	21.5%	52.7%	2.7%
Rockaway	178	6,480	41.6%	35.1%	7.2%
Franklin Lakes	179	10,726	42.8%	47.7%	3.8%
Woodcliff Lake	180	5,785	50.0%	42.7%	2.6%
Bernardsville	181	7,766	49.8%	37.9%	8.3%
Haddonfield	182	11,521	45.0%	32.0%	3.6%
Fair Haven	183	6,093	30.2%	42.2%	2.4%
Mendham	184	5,008	49.8%	39.4%	3.4%
Roseland	185	5,835	41.3%	42.5%	3.5%
Upper Saddle River	186	8,304	19.3%	43.1%	3.9%
Lincoln Park	187	10,515	43.3%	32.7%	6.2%
North Caldwell	188	6,407	16.7%	48.7%	1.9%
Linwood	189	7,071	35.1%	20.3%	6.9%
Florham Park	190	11,820	47.2%	36.6%	2.5%
Rumson	191	7,045	37.1%	40.7%	2.8%

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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