Cost of living in Linwood, New Jersey
Linwood, New Jersey has about 6,992 people. Typical rent is $2,188 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $156,354 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #12 in New Jersey on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,188 a month.
Linwood is a city in New Jersey. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $156,354 a year.
- People
- 6,992
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,188
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $156,354
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $394,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,899
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.470
- Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of October 12, 2026
Linwood, New Jersey has about 6,992 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $394,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Atlantic County is $1,899 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Linwood. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area, prices sit at 98.9 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 Linwood'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 Linwood's bill.
EIA does not publish a New Jersey gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) all-grades price was $4.470 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,145.60 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in New Jersey shares this price.
Among 485 places we list in New Jersey with a rent figure, 102 have higher typical rent than Linwood.
Nearby places
- Bargaintown
Typical rent $2,406
Compare with Linwood - Northfield
Typical rent $1,835
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Typical rent $1,383
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Typical rent $1,347
Compare with Linwood - Pleasantville
Typical rent $1,354
Compare with Linwood - Ventnor City
Typical rent $1,417
Compare with Linwood - English Creek
Typical rent $2,599
Compare with Linwood - Ocean City
Typical rent $1,683
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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.
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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.