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NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 454 New Jersey towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 6; 257 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
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Largest cities
Town Score Loud / day People Newark 10 463 304,960 Jersey City 7 41 291,657 Paterson 9 191 156,452 Elizabeth 10 582 135,829 Trenton 6 19 89,620 Toms River 5 16 88,791 Clifton 7 35 88,461 Camden 7 51 71,100 Bayonne 6 23 70,300 East Orange 9 146 69,556 Passaic 7 47 68,903 Union City 9 214 64,462
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
Town Score Loud / day People Crandon Lakes 2 0.7 1,178 Tuckerton 2 1.0 3,681 Manahawkin 2 1.0 2,303 Beach Haven West 2 1.1 3,896 West Cape May 2 1.2 1,003 Brass Castle 2 1.4 1,555 Beach Haven 2 1.4 1,069 Wildwood Crest 2 1.5 3,063 Port Norris 2 1.5 1,377 Ocean Acres 2 1.6 16,142
Noisiest towns
Town Score Loud / day People Rutherford 10 633 18,852 Elizabeth 10 582 135,829 Hasbrouck Heights 10 569 12,030 Moonachie 10 568 3,108 Linden 10 526 43,950 Kearny 10 519 39,370 Wood-Ridge 10 503 10,197 East Rutherford 10 492 10,421 North Arlington 10 469 16,370 Newark 10 463 304,960
All New Jersey towns
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y
Town Score Loud / day People A Absecon 5 14 9,130 Allendale 7 40 6,791 Allentown 4 8.1 1,724 Alloway 4 6.6 1,402 Alpha 3 1.5 2,348 Alpine 7 39 1,750 Annandale 4 6.9 1,695 Asbury Park 4 5.3 15,391 Ashland 7 52 8,302 Atlantic City 4 7.5 38,464 Atlantic Highlands 5 8.8 4,383 Audubon 10 292 8,716 Avalon 3 3.7 1,218 Avenel 9 163 17,011 Avon-by-the-Sea 4 4.9 1,933 B Barclay 9 202 4,428 Barnegat 2 1.7 2,817 Barrington 7 39 7,069 Bayonne 6 23 70,300 Beach Haven 2 1.4 1,069 Beach Haven West 2 1.1 3,896 Beachwood 4 7.5 11,153 Beattystown 6 24 4,554 Beckett 8 91 4,847 Belford 5 9.5 1,768 Bellmawr 7 35 11,724 Belmar 4 5.1 5,816 Belvidere 3 1.9 2,536 Bergenfield 8 72 28,274 Berlin 7 38 7,534 Bernardsville 8 96 7,837 Beverly 5 11 2,514 Blackwood 6 23 4,545 Bloomingdale 7 51 7,598 Bogota 9 156 9,606 Boonton 9 118 8,821 Bordentown 5 11 4,021 Bound Brook 7 49 12,371 Bradley Beach 4 5.1 4,219 Bradley Gardens 6 29 14,206 Brass Castle 2 1.4 1,555 Bridgeton 3 2.1 26,763 Brielle 4 6.3 4,920 Brigantine 3 2.9 7,602 Brookdale 9 131 9,239 Brooklawn 10 336 1,813 Browns Mills 5 9.6 11,223 Brownville 5 9.1 2,383 Budd Lake 7 28 8,968 Buena 4 7.6 4,489 Burlington 5 12 10,024 Butler 7 47 8,133 C Caldwell 8 73 8,834 Califon 5 10 1,013 Camden 7 51 71,100 Cape May 4 1.5 2,757 Cape May Court House 4 5.4 5,338 Carlstadt 10 407 6,333 Carneys Point 5 16 7,382 Carteret 10 320 25,281 Cedar Glen Lakes 5 7.3 1,421 Cedar Glen West 6 28 1,267 Chatham 7 40 9,275 Cherry Hill Mall 9 188 14,171 Chesilhurst 4 6.2 1,546 Chester 6 18 1,678 Clayton 5 14 8,948 Clementon 8 87 5,465 Cliffside Park 9 163 25,570 Cliffwood Beach 8 85 3,194 Clifton 7 35 88,461 Clinton 4 6.3 2,781 Closter 6 26 8,544 Collings Lakes 4 4.4 1,706 Collingswood 10 294 14,204 Colonia 8 61 17,795 Concordia 5 11 3,092 Country Lake Estates 5 6.2 3,943 Cranbury 5 15 2,181 Crandon Lakes 2 0.7 1,178 Cresskill 7 62 9,118 Crestwood Village 4 8.1 7,907 D Dayton 6 27 7,063 Demarest 7 60 4,846 Dover 8 96 18,435 Dover Beaches North 4 8.6 1,239 Dover Beaches South 4 7.4 1,209 Dumont 6 33 18,234 Dunellen 7 51 8,176 E East Franklin 6 26 8,669 East Freehold 3 3.9 4,894 East Newark 10 417 2,428 East Orange 9 146 69,556 East Rutherford 10 492 10,421 Eatontown 4 6.5 13,496 Echelon 8 62 10,743 Edgewater 9 254 14,678 Egg Harbor City 3 2.7 4,385 Elizabeth 10 582 135,829 Ellisburg 10 239 4,413 Elmer 5 9.7 1,368 Elmwood Park 10 302 21,256 Elwood 3 2.3 1,437 Emerson 7 38 7,251 Englewood 8 103 29,624 Englewood Cliffs 9 229 5,321 Englishtown 5 11 2,342 Erma 4 8.7 2,134 Essex Fells 8 96 2,138 Estell Manor 3 3.2 1,679 F Fair Haven 4 5.9 6,109 Fair Lawn 10 249 35,564 Fairton 3 2.7 1,264 Fairview 7 50 14,927 Fairview 4 8.5 3,806 Fanwood 7 42 7,655 Farmingdale 6 24 1,491 Finderne 7 36 5,600 Flemington 6 35 4,902 Florham Park 7 55 14,092 Folsom 3 3.2 1,813 Fords 7 48 15,187 Forked River 3 3.3 5,244 Fort Dix 8 27 7,716 Fort Lee 8 99 39,700 Franklin 5 9.8 5,008 Franklin Center 7 39 4,460 Franklin Lakes 8 108 11,021 Franklin Park 6 25 13,295 Freehold 3 4.0 12,430 Frenchtown 4 5.7 1,472 G Garfield 10 287 32,456 Garwood 8 76 5,161 Gibbsboro 8 85 2,239 Gibbstown 9 149 3,739 Glassboro 8 57 23,987 Glen Gardner 3 2.0 1,682 Glen Ridge 9 231 7,952 Glen Rock 8 95 12,076 Glendora 7 34 4,750 Gloucester City 10 351 11,507 Golden Triangle 10 245 4,145 Green Knoll 7 42 6,200 Greentree 8 70 11,367 Greenwich 2 1.8 2,755 Groveville 5 9.5 2,945 Guttenberg 10 278 11,365 H Hackensack 9 168 45,736 Hackettstown 6 17 10,125 Haddon Heights 7 37 7,511 Haddonfield 10 264 12,571 Haledon 9 173 8,834 Hamburg 4 8.5 3,331 Hamilton Square 5 12 12,784 Hammonton 5 13 14,797 Hampton 3 2.1 1,443 Harrington Park 5 15 4,990 Harrison 10 417 20,520 Hasbrouck Heights 10 569 12,030 Haworth 5 12 3,322 Hawthorne 9 175 19,496 Heathcote 7 54 5,821 Helmetta 6 26 2,437 High Bridge 3 4.7 3,592 Highland Park 7 35 14,959 Highlands 5 15 4,329 Hightstown 5 11 5,853 Hillsdale 8 92 10,062 Ho-Ho-Kus 6 21 4,232 Hoboken 9 224 57,010 Holiday City South 6 19 3,689 Holiday City-Berkeley 5 15 12,831 Holiday Heights 7 48 2,099 Hopatcong 5 12 14,622 Hopewell 5 10 1,894 I Iselin 7 30 18,695 Island Heights 6 22 1,699 J Jamesburg 6 17 5,735 Jersey City 7 41 291,657 K Keansburg 6 31 9,648 Kearny 10 519 39,370 Kendall Park 7 54 9,339 Kenilworth 8 90 8,259 Kenvil 7 48 3,009 Keyport 7 44 7,099 Kingston 8 61 1,493 Kingston Estates 9 214 5,685 Kinnelon 7 52 10,009 L Lake Como 4 5.1 1,665 Lake Mohawk 5 17 9,916 Lake Telemark 7 42 1,255 Lakehurst 5 10 2,703 Lakewood 5 11 53,805 Lambertville 4 5.3 4,157 Laurel Lake 3 3.3 2,989 Laurel Springs 7 45 1,984 Laurence Harbor 6 20 6,536 Lavallette 4 7.5 1,843 Lawnside 7 43 3,301 Lawrenceville 5 13 3,887 Lebanon 5 12 1,670 Leisure Knoll 4 7.7 2,490 Leisure Village 5 14 4,400 Leisure Village East 4 8.5 4,217 Leisuretowne 5 8.2 3,582 Leonardo 5 9.8 2,757 Leonia 7 41 9,303 Lincoln Park 9 158 10,951 Lincroft 6 23 6,135 Linden 10 526 43,950 Lindenwold 8 70 21,685 Linwood 4 4.6 6,957 Little Ferry 9 183 10,914 Little Silver 4 5.6 6,053 Lodi 10 310 25,832 Long Branch 5 10 32,745 Long Valley 6 30 1,879 M Madison 7 60 16,432 Madison Park 6 18 7,144 Magnolia 7 40 4,356 Manahawkin 2 1.0 2,303 Manasquan 4 9.3 5,877 Manville 7 34 10,779 Margate City 4 7.4 5,162 Marlton 7 48 10,133 Martinsville 7 53 11,980 Matawan 7 44 9,704 Mays Landing 4 5.4 2,135 Maywood 10 255 10,023 McGuire AFB 6 17 3,710 Medford Lakes 5 14 4,291 Mendham 7 58 4,970 Mercerville 5 9.2 13,230 Merchantville 7 34 3,823 Metuchen 7 42 14,977 Middlebush 6 24 2,326 Middlesex 7 49 14,461 Midland Park 7 58 6,970 Milford 3 3.6 1,222 Milltown 8 70 6,968 Millville 4 9.2 27,358 Monmouth Beach 5 16 3,204 Monmouth Junction 6 31 2,887 Montvale 6 23 9,361 Moonachie 10 568 3,108 Moorestown-Lenola 7 39 14,217 Morganville 4 4.3 5,040 Morris Plains 8 98 6,538 Morristown 8 72 20,571 Mount Arlington 6 22 5,931 Mount Ephraim 8 56 4,654 Mountain Lakes 8 109 4,608 Mountainside 7 46 6,924 Mullica Hill 5 11 3,982 Mystic Island 3 1.5 8,493 N National Park 10 328 3,063 Navesink 4 7.2 2,020 Neptune City 5 4.7 4,581 Netcong 7 30 3,665 New Brunswick 7 31 55,846 New Egypt 6 21 2,512 New Milford 8 63 16,889 New Providence 7 28 13,488 Newark 10 463 304,960 Newfield 4 8.0 1,798 Newton 5 11 8,240 North Arlington 10 469 16,370 North Beach Haven 3 2.0 2,235 North Caldwell 7 37 6,574 North Cape May 2 1.6 3,226 North Haledon 9 154 8,633 North Middletown 3 3.1 3,295 North Plainfield 7 35 22,566 North Wildwood 3 2.3 3,585 Northfield 4 5.4 8,426 Northvale 5 14 4,821 Norwood 6 32 5,729 O Oak Valley 5 7.8 3,483 Oakhurst 3 3.4 3,995 Oakland 8 77 12,680 Oaklyn 10 305 3,940 Ocean Acres 2 1.6 16,142 Ocean City 5 11 11,242 Ocean Gate 6 24 1,991 Ocean Grove 4 5.1 3,342 Oceanport 5 8.4 6,166 Ogdensburg 5 13 2,293 Old Bridge 6 21 23,753 Old Tappan 6 29 6,074 Olivet 4 4.9 1,408 Oradell 7 41 8,188 Oxford 3 2.4 1,090 P Palisades Park 7 31 20,102 Palmyra 8 75 7,489 Panther Valley 5 6.2 3,327 Paramus 8 65 26,282 Park Ridge 7 51 9,440 Passaic 7 47 68,903 Paterson 9 191 156,452 Paulsboro 4 2.1 6,267 Peapack and Gladstone 7 35 2,538 Pemberton 4 4.4 1,376 Pemberton Heights 5 8.1 2,423 Pennington 6 32 2,840 Penns Grove 6 16 4,865 Pennsville 5 12 11,888 Perth Amboy 10 258 55,249 Phillipsburg 3 1.8 15,328 Pine Beach 5 12 2,193 Pine Hill 8 82 10,783 Pine Lake Park 5 9.6 8,707 Pine Ridge at Crestwood 4 7.9 2,369 Pitman 6 16 8,880 Plainfield 7 37 54,670 Plainsboro Center 5 14 2,712 Pleasantville 4 5.8 20,613 Point Pleasant 5 11 19,429 Point Pleasant Beach 4 7.9 4,897 Pomona 4 4.5 7,124 Pompton Lakes 7 58 10,874 Port Monmouth 4 7.2 3,818 Port Norris 2 1.5 1,377 Port Reading 10 306 3,728 Port Republic 3 1.9 1,109 Presidential Lakes Estates 5 9.9 2,365 Princeton 7 36 30,289 Princeton Junction 5 14 2,465 Princeton Meadows 5 16 13,834 Prospect Park 9 192 6,219 R Rahway 8 110 29,813 Ramblewood 8 109 5,907 Ramsey 6 29 14,706 Ramtown 5 15 6,242 Raritan 8 96 8,422 Red Bank 4 5.8 12,779 Richwood 6 31 3,459 Ridgefield 7 44 11,417 Ridgefield Park 7 38 13,135 Ridgewood 7 35 26,194 Ringwood 7 49 11,451 Rio Grande 3 3.7 2,670 River Edge 8 63 11,995 Riverdale 7 52 4,105 Riverton 8 62 2,781 Robertsville 4 4.2 11,297 Rockaway 8 83 6,596 Roebling 5 12 3,715 Roseland 8 71 6,168 Roselle 9 155 22,342 Roselle Park 9 125 13,932 Rosenhayn 3 2.0 1,098 Rossmoor 5 17 2,666 Rumson 5 11 7,178 Runnemede 7 35 8,338 Rutherford 10 633 18,852 S Saddle River 7 46 3,368 Salem 3 3.4 5,325 Sayreville 8 96 45,496 Sea Bright 7 35 1,425 Sea Girt 5 12 1,841 Sea Isle City 4 8.1 2,122 Seabrook Farms 4 3.0 1,484 Seaside Heights 4 7.4 2,486 Seaside Park 5 12 1,471 Secaucus 9 188 21,005 Sewaren 10 283 2,756 Shark River Hills 4 4.1 3,697 Ship Bottom 3 1.8 1,114 Short Hills 8 64 13,165 Shrewsbury 4 5.1 4,149 Silver Lake 9 224 4,243 Silver Ridge 5 17 1,133 Singac 8 67 3,618 Six Mile Run 6 21 3,184 Smithville 3 2.1 7,242 Somerdale 7 50 5,567 Somers Point 3 4.2 10,465 Somerset 6 25 22,083 Somerville 7 34 14,112 South Amboy 9 120 10,237 South Bound Brook 7 45 4,811 South Plainfield 7 43 24,131 South River 7 39 15,931 South Toms River 4 7.3 3,736 Spotswood 6 29 8,078 Spring Lake 4 5.2 2,751 Spring Lake Heights 4 6.5 4,834 Springdale 8 60 14,518 Stanhope 7 30 3,575 Stratford 7 45 7,000 Strathmore 7 37 7,258 Succasunna 6 25 9,152 Summit 7 34 22,344 Surf City 3 1.9 1,288 Sussex 5 13 2,050 Swedesboro 6 24 2,741 T Ten Mile Run 6 26 1,959 Tenafly 8 116 15,178 Tinton Falls 4 5.4 19,354 Toms River 5 16 88,791 Totowa 8 116 10,785 Trenton 6 19 89,620 Tuckerton 2 1.0 3,681 Turnersville 7 53 3,742 Twin Rivers 5 8.8 7,443 U Union Beach 4 7.7 5,671 Union City 9 214 64,462 Upper Montclair 8 67 11,565 Upper Pohatcong 3 1.8 1,781 Upper Saddle River 7 53 8,480 V Ventnor City 4 4.9 9,226 Vernon Center 6 27 1,713 Vernon Valley 6 25 1,626 Victory Gardens 8 94 1,583 Victory Lakes 4 6.0 2,111 Villas 4 5.7 9,483 Vineland 3 2.4 60,797 Vista Center 5 10 2,095 W Waldwick 7 37 10,105 Wallington 10 252 11,825 Wanamassa 3 3.0 4,532 Wanaque 7 55 11,048 Waretown 3 2.2 1,569 Washington 3 1.8 7,335 Watchung 7 39 6,434 Wenonah 5 13 2,309 West Belmar 3 3.7 2,493 West Cape May 2 1.2 1,003 West Freehold 4 4.4 13,613 West Long Branch 4 7.7 8,555 West New York 9 169 50,754 Westfield 8 60 30,559 Weston 7 55 1,235 Westville 8 74 4,317 Westwood 7 34 11,210 Wharton 8 67 7,346 White Horse 5 8.9 9,494 White House Station 6 25 2,089 White Meadow Lake 8 77 8,836 Whittingham 5 14 2,476 Wildwood 2 1.7 5,123 Wildwood Crest 2 1.5 3,063 Williamstown 5 12 15,567 Wood-Ridge 10 503 10,197 Woodbine 4 6.9 2,136 Woodbridge 8 87 19,265 Woodbury 6 19 10,063 Woodbury Heights 5 7.4 3,127 Woodcliff Lake 8 84 6,122 Woodland Park 8 71 13,138 Woodlynne 10 302 2,909 Woodstown 5 10 3,728 Y Yardville 5 9.6 7,186 Yorketown 5 9.6 6,535
Loud / day: aircraft louder than 60 dBA outdoors per day. Flight data November 13, 2025 to November 11, 2026. How the score works .