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Cost of living in Alpha, New Jersey

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,362 a month.

Alpha is a borough in New Jersey. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $90,333 a year.

People
2,436
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,362
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$90,333
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$261,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,021
Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area

Alpha, New Jersey has about 2,436 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $261,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Warren County is $2,021 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Alpha. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area, prices sit at 100.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

New Jersey taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Alpha's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical New Jersey home paid 25.19¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Alpha's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for New Jersey in the table we use.

Among 485 places we list in New Jersey with a rent figure, 418 have higher typical rent than Alpha.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Jersey

Bigger places in New Jersey

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.