New Jersey City Rankings

How 20 cities in New Jersey compare on combined EMF exposure, cell towers, 5G deployment, and power grid (ELF) exposure. Each list shows up to 10 cities with a published EMF Radar report. See the methodology for how scores are calculated.

New Jersey Cities with the Highest EMF Exposure

Cities with the highest combined RF + ELF exposure scores. See the national top 50

Rank City EMF score
1 Hoboken 85
2 West New York 85
3 Union City 84
4 Jersey City 81
5 Fort Lee 78
6 Kearny 76
7 Hackensack 74
8 Newark 74
9 Bayonne 73
10 Camden 72

New Jersey Cities with the Lowest EMF Exposure

Cities with the lowest combined RF + ELF exposure scores. See the national top 50

Rank City EMF score
1 Passaic 28
2 Paterson 59
3 Perth Amboy 61
4 Trenton 63
5 East Orange 64
6 Clifton 65
7 New Brunswick 66
8 Linden 68
9 Sayreville 68
10 Camden 72

New Jersey Cities with the Most Cell Towers

Cities ranked by the total number of cell towers mapped within city limits. See the national top 50

Rank City Cell towers EMF score
1 Hoboken 8,587 85
2 West New York 7,103 85
3 Union City 7,008 84
4 Jersey City 6,017 81
5 Fort Lee 3,138 78
6 Newark 2,479 74
7 Kearny 2,387 76
8 Hackensack 1,991 74
9 Elizabeth 1,963 72
10 Bayonne 1,700 73

New Jersey Cities with the Most 5G Towers

Cities ranked by the number of towers broadcasting 5G NR. See the national top 50

Rank City 5G towers EMF score
1 Hoboken 1,492 85
2 West New York 1,347 85
3 Union City 1,307 84
4 Jersey City 875 81
5 Hackensack 605 74
6 Newark 599 74
7 Kearny 592 76
8 Fort Lee 589 78
9 Camden 563 72
10 Elizabeth 485 72

New Jersey Cities with the Highest Share of 5G Towers

Cities where the largest percentage of cell towers broadcast 5G. See the national top 50

Rank City 5G share EMF score
1 Camden 37% 72
2 Paterson 35% 59
3 Clifton 32% 65
4 Hackensack 30% 74
5 New Brunswick 30% 66
6 East Orange 27% 64
7 Passaic 25% 28
8 Kearny 25% 76
9 Elizabeth 25% 72
10 Sayreville 24% 68

New Jersey Cities with the Highest Power Grid (ELF) Exposure

Cities ranked by ELF score from transmission lines and substations. See the national top 50

Rank City ELF score EMF score
1 Camden 34 72
2 New Brunswick 33 66
3 Sayreville 32 68
4 Union City 27 84
5 Trenton 27 63
6 Hoboken 26 85
7 West New York 26 85
8 Kearny 26 76
9 Newark 26 74
10 Elizabeth 26 72
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