What is the cost of living in Atlantic City-Hammonton?

Atlantic City-Hammonton has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 98.9, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 98.7, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,867/month.

What is the median salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton?

The median salary in Atlantic City-Hammonton is $73,017 annually (mean: $76,406). Top occupations include Waiters and Waitresses, Cashiers, Fast Food and Counter Workers.

How safe is Atlantic City-Hammonton?

The violent crime rate in the Atlantic City-Hammonton area is 216 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1396 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Atlantic City-Hammonton?

The state of NJ has 2,509 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Charter schools make up 3.3% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Atlantic City-Hammonton?

Infant center-based childcare in the Atlantic City-Hammonton area averages $15,732 per year. Preschool averages $15,377/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Atlantic City-Hammonton a good place to relocate?

Atlantic City-Hammonton has a Life Score of 40.1/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Atlantic City-Hammonton sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Atlantic City-Hammonton ranks #28 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

LiveAbility 62.8/100 places Atlantic City-Hammonton #28 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

98.9
Cost index (US=100): $1,867
2BR rent / mo: $73,017
Median salary: 62.8
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Atlantic City-Hammonton ranks #28 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (62.8/100), with its strongest marks in schools and air quality.

#28
of 387 US metros · Excellent: 9,500,851
metro-area population: 216
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,509
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: housing (11/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Atlantic City-Hammonton ranks #28 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 98.9 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,867/mo, median salary $73,017; LiveAbility Score 62.8/100, strongest in schools and air quality.

Signature: LiveAbility 62.8/100 places Atlantic City-Hammonton #28 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 98.9 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,867/mo.

LiveAbility 62.8/100 puts Atlantic City-Hammonton in the top third (#28 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Atlantic City-Hammonton area is 161,030.

Atlantic City-Hammonton vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

63 Top 7% higher than 93% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Atlantic City-Hammonton housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Atlantic City-Hammonton MSA; housing RPP 98.7 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,867/mo.

Studio

$1,346

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,537

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,867

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,586

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,851

/month

Atlantic City-Hammonton wages and employment

Atlantic City-Hammonton posts 161,030 total employment with median salary $73,017 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$73,017

Mean Salary

$76,406

Total Employment

161,030

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Waiters and Waitresses	$38,160
Cashiers	$34,100
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$33,270
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$37,840
Retail Salespersons	$35,360

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Atlantic City-Hammonton area from NCES.

Schools

2,509

Enrollment

1,354,386

Student:Teacher

11.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Atlantic City-Hammonton area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$15,732

per year

Toddler (Center)

$15,377

per year

Preschool (Center)

$15,377

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Atlantic City-Hammonton's composite Life Score is 40.1/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

25/100

Weak

Wages

78/100

Strong

Rent

11/100

Bottom decile

Crime

82/100

Elite

Schools

6/100

Bottom decile

Childcare

15/100

Bottom decile

Environment

33/100

Weak

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Atlantic City-Hammonton ranks #28 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 62.8/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Schools (94/100)

Schools

94
Air quality

92
Low hazard

86
Safety

82
Job market

78
Climate

75
Cost of living

25
Housing

11

What this shows Atlantic City-Hammonton's strongest dimensions are schools and air quality; its weakest among scored dims is housing at 11/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Atlantic City-Hammonton on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Atlantic City-Hammonton on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Atlantic City-Hammonton cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Atlantic City-Hammonton wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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