East
Orange on Vacant Properties List
Currently, New Jersey has a total of 391,428
vacant housing units, according to Census data, with the highest
concentration in Newark.
https://www.nj.com/data/2018/08/nj_real_estate_the_number_of_vacant_properties_in_every_nj_town_and_why_theyre_costing_you_big_money.html
A recent report by the Lincoln Institute of Land
Policy identified the economic and social problems that come with
extensive housing vacancy.
https://www.lincolninst.edu/sites/default/files/pubfiles/empty-house-next-door-full.pdf
It turns out that East Orange is 14th on that
list, a long fall from being on top of the list of "Most
Beautiful Cities in NJ" in 1970.
| No. |
City |
Vacant Properties |
| 1 |
Newark City |
16689 |
| 2 |
Ocean City |
12280 |
| 3 |
Jersey City |
11719 |
| 4 |
Toms River Township |
8613 |
| 5 |
Trenton |
7105 |
| 6 |
Long Beach Township |
7073 |
| 7 |
North Wildwood city |
6809 |
| 8 |
Sea Isle City |
5818 |
| 9 |
Paterson |
5760 |
| 10 |
Lower
Township |
5641 |
| 11 |
Camden city |
5563 |
| 12 |
Brigantine city |
5175 |
| 13 |
Wildwood City |
4973 |
| 14 |
East Orange |
4838 |