15 Struggling New Jersey Small Towns That Show How America Left Them Behind #worldside
When people picture New Jersey, they usually imagine clean suburbs, strong schools, manicured parks, and small historic towns that feel stable and well-kept. And yes—New Jersey is often labeled one of the wealthiest states in America. But behind that polished image is a quieter reality that rarely gets discussed: pockets of small towns dealing with economic stagnation, structural poverty, weak infrastructure, and slow, steady decline.
This documentary-style countdown explores 15 of the most isolated and struggling small towns in New Jersey—places where the problem isn’t chaos or headline-level crime. It’s something more subtle: limited opportunity, low incomes compared to surrounding counties, rising living costs, and communities that feel stuck in time. From towns with overcrowded housing and strained public services, to river-border communities losing industry, to seasonal shore towns that go quiet and jobless for most of the year—each place on this list reveals a side of New Jersey most outsiders never see.
We begin with towns like Dover, where density and living costs collide with income gaps, and Phillipsburg, a former rail and commerce hub now battling poverty and limited transit access. We’ll also visit communities with unique histories like Whitesboro and Chesilhurst, founded as Black communities with bold hopes—now facing underinvestment, limited transportation, and reduced access to essentials. On the coast, places like Tuckerton, Keansburg, and Wildwood highlight the harsh reality of tourism-dependent economies: summer crowds can’t fix year-round instability.
We move through deeply impacted towns such as Salem, one of New Jersey’s oldest settlements now marked by population loss and severe poverty, and places like Penns Grove, Port Norris, and Egg Harbor City, where the struggle is less about identity—and more about opportunity. Finally, we reach Bridgeton, a town facing the most serious mix of poverty, deterioration, and public safety challenges in this list.
If you care about forgotten towns, hidden inequality, and the real state-by-state story of America’s economic divide, watch to the end.
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00:00 – The NJ People Don’t Talk About
01:24 – Dover
02:40 – Phillipsburg
03:43 – Pine Hill
04:56 – Whitesboro
06:14 – Tuckerton
07:24 – Chesilhurst
08:35 – Keansburg
09:48 – Laurel Lake
10:54 – Salem
12:07 – Egg Harbor City
13:19 – Port Norris
14:25 – Penns Grove
15:32 – Millville
16:46 – Wildwood
18:07 – Bridgeton
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