A pair of New Jersey cities were listed as booming locations for those who are retired, a recent survey found.
Hackensack and Clifton were both on GoBankingRates’ list of the “50 fastest-growing boomtowns” in the country. Clifton ranked 25 and Hackensack came in at 32.
GoBankingRates, a financial planning and advice website, conducted its study using U.S. Census Bureau data. Specifically, the site analyzed cities where the older population was above the national average of 16.84% and had at least 7,500 people who were 65 years old or above.
Clifton saw its older population increase by 26.65% in the past five years, the survey said. Hackensack’s five-year percentage increase was 24.12%.
As of 2023, the population of people who are 65 or older in Clifton was 18.33%. In Hackensack, those 65 or older made up 17.09% of the population.
Both cities also saw an increase in their older populations from the previous year. Clifton’s increase was 4.30%, and Hackensack’s was 3.96%
Other Northeast cities to make the list are Mount Vernon, New York, at No. 29, Niagara Falls, New York, at 40 and Quincy, Massachusetts, at 4.
In other lists, Pompton Lakes was ranked as New Jersey’s best place to retire by Insider Monkey in 2024, Vineland made Travel + Leisure’s list of best places to retire, and Trenton was considered one of the best cities in which to retire reported U.S. News & World Report.
Top 10 fastest-growing boomtowns
Here are the 10 “fastest-growing boomtowns,” according to GoBankingRates.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Two NJ cities make boomtowns lists for retirees, survey says
