A comparison of growth rates of New Jersey suburban municipalities 2000 to 2008 vs. 2008 to 2012, showing a reversal of population trends among closer-in, largely built-out suburbs.

1. municipalities with largest increases (or smallest decreases) in
annual population growth, 2008‐12 vs. 2000‐08, by suburban
county
ratio of annual avg.
pop. increase 200812 to annual avg.
increase 2000-08
Atlantic
Burlington
Linwood city
Atlantic City city
Folsom borough
Corbin City city
Pleasantville city
Bordentown city
North Hanover township
Beverly city
Cinnaminson township
Fieldsboro borough
Cumberland
Greenwich township
Commercial township
Fairfield township
Downe township
Upper Deerfield township
Gloucester
Glassboro borough
Woodbury city
Wenonah borough
Pitman borough
Newfield borough
Middlesex
Morris
Ocean
Somerset
Highland Park borough
Middlesex borough
Jamesburg borough
Milltown borough
Carteret borough
Morris Plains borough
Mountain Lakes borough
East Hanover township
Morristown town
Boonton town
Harvey Cedars borough
Brick township
Island Heights borough
Eagleswood township
Point Pleasant borough
Branchburg township
Manville borough
Bedminster township
Somerville borough
South Bound Brook borough
= between 70 and 80 percent built-out
= between 80 and 90 percent built-out
= more than 90 percent built-out
16.22
2.33
1.09
0.96
0.95
10.22
6.49
3.87
2.05
2.00
loss to gain
loss to gain
7.72
1.76
1.57
loss to gain
62.00
19.20
2.99
2.61
loss to gain
loss to gain
loss to gain
loss to gain
1.84
loss to gain
loss to gain
loss to gain
loss to gain
loss to gain
loss to gain
4.02
2.11
0.94
0.79
loss to gain
loss to gain
loss to gain
loss to gain
9.10
% built
out (2007)
96.9%
98.1%
28.3%
31.5%
92.2%
96.2%
41.2%
92.9%
88.5%
96.6%
18.6%
42.3%
20.8%
40.7%
23.6%
75.5%
98.2%
80.6%
90.2%
49.2%
89.7%
96.4%
95.7%
96.5%
93.2%
89.6%
74.0%
91.9%
94.0%
89.8%
99.6%
91.4%
94.4%
30.1%
99.1%
71.1%
98.8%
32.0%
96.0%
98.3%