Hackensack River Waterfront

Jersey City, NJ

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Hackensack River Waterfront - Jersey City, NJ

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A quiet community in western Jersey City

Scenic Riverside Convenient Active Diverse

Located on the west side of Jersey City, the Hackensack River Waterfront offers residents a suburban home environment with plenty of beautiful outdoor spaces to explore. The community boasts a broad range of apartments, condos, and townhomes available for rent in a scenic locale.

Although the community is largely residential, the Hackensack River Waterfront also provides excellent shopping and dining options at Hudson Mall, along with easy access to a vibrant stretch of diverse eateries, boutiques, and bars on West Side Avenue. The expansive Lincoln Park borders the community to the north, offering multi-use trails, athletic facilities, wildlife habitats, artistic statues, and a dog park close to home. Liberty State Park is also just a short drive away.

The community’s close proximity to New Jersey City University and Saint Peter’s University makes it a top choice for many students, faculty, and staff. Commuting from the community is a breeze with convenience to NJ Transit’s West Side Avenue Station.

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in Hackensack River Waterfront is $2,086 for a studio, $2,358 for one bedroom, $3,372 for two bedrooms, and $2,042 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Hackensack River Waterfront has increased by 1.5% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 285 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,086/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 651 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,358/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 664 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,372/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,052 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,042/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

72

Very Walkable

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

62

Good Transit

out of 100 TransitScore® Rating

The area around this property has good transit with many nearby transportation options.

61

Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Reviews of Hackensack River Waterfront - Jersey City, NJ

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3.4 9 Reviews

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8 years and 7 months agoNiche Review

The crime rate has increased in the Greenville area of Jersey City. At one point, there was 10 shootings in a single week. My block is very quiet so there is no need for police, and I'm sure that if I needed them, they would come. However, I am concerned about the element of police brutality against minorities in the city. Although I am not an ethnic minority, and Jersey City is extremely diverse, these things do happen often.

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8 years and 9 months agoNiche Review

Basically a quiet neighborhood bra cause it's a dead end street. Not sure I would choose to live here again. As far as ranking that's hard because we are in a very city like setting with a big population. A very urban area. We live close by a city college and they are building up the college with new dormitories down the street. So not sure if this will benefit our neighborhood or not

Niche User

9 years and 7 months agoNiche Review

It's not he greatest area but it's manageable

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Liberty Science Center
  • Stephen Gregg Park
  • Liberty Landing Marina
  • Ellis Island National Monument
  • Statue of Liberty

Airports

  • Newark Liberty International
  • Laguardia

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.