Solar Panel Cost & Payback in New Jersey
Home solar in New Jersey pays back in a median 10.6 years across the 223 places we cover, at an average electricity price of 24.0¢/kWh and about $3.70 per watt installed. Pleasantville has the fastest payback (9.7 years).
Solar estimates for New Jersey cities and towns
Sorted by fastest payback. Each figure is for a system sized to an average New Jersey home (662 kWh/month).
| Place | kWh per kW | System | Cost | Payback | 25-yr savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville | 1,451 | 5.6 kW | $20,720 | 9.7 yrs | $41,592 |
| Atlantic City | 1,423 | 5.6 kW | $20,720 | 9.9 yrs | $40,390 |
| Ocean Acres | 1,415 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.0 yrs | $42,907 |
| Somers Point | 1,415 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.0 yrs | $42,907 |
| Brigantine | 1,411 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.0 yrs | $42,723 |
| Villas | 1,406 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.0 yrs | $42,492 |
| Sicklerville | 1,405 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.0 yrs | $42,446 |
| Williamstown | 1,397 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.1 yrs | $42,078 |
| Glassboro | 1,392 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.1 yrs | $41,848 |
| Ventnor City | 1,390 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.1 yrs | $41,756 |
| Ocean City | 1,387 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.1 yrs | $41,618 |
| Bayville | 1,383 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,434 |
| Springdale | 1,383 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,434 |
| Haddonfield | 1,383 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,434 |
| Beachwood | 1,383 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,434 |
| Toms River | 1,382 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,388 |
| Brick | 1,381 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,342 |
| Cherry Hill | 1,381 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,342 |
| Cherry Hill Mall | 1,381 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,342 |
| Hammonton | 1,380 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,296 |
| Red Bank | 1,379 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,250 |
| Holiday City-Berkeley | 1,378 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,204 |
| Sewell | 1,376 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,112 |
| Vineland | 1,375 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,066 |
| Pennsville | 1,375 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,066 |
| Pine Hill | 1,375 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $41,066 |
| South Vineland | 1,373 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $40,974 |
| Freehold | 1,372 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $40,928 |
| Mount Holly | 1,372 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.2 yrs | $40,928 |
| Bellmawr | 1,371 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,882 |
| Asbury Park | 1,369 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,790 |
| Echelon | 1,369 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,790 |
| Mount Laurel | 1,368 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,744 |
| Millville | 1,364 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,560 |
| Lindenwold | 1,364 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,560 |
| Jackson | 1,363 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,514 |
| Point Pleasant | 1,363 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,514 |
| Bridgeton | 1,362 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,468 |
| Maple Shade | 1,362 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,468 |
| Moorestown-Lenola | 1,362 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,468 |
| Atco | 1,362 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,468 |
| West Freehold | 1,361 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,422 |
| Eatontown | 1,361 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,422 |
| Tinton Falls | 1,360 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,376 |
| Vincentown | 1,359 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,330 |
| Woodbridge | 1,359 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,330 |
| Colonia | 1,359 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,330 |
| Avenel | 1,359 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,330 |
| Trenton | 1,358 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,284 |
| Lumberton | 1,358 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.3 yrs | $40,284 |
| Long Branch | 1,357 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $40,238 |
| Hamilton Square | 1,357 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $40,238 |
| Lakewood | 1,356 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $40,192 |
| Iselin | 1,356 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $40,192 |
| Princeton Meadows | 1,356 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $40,192 |
| White Horse | 1,354 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $40,100 |
| Greentree | 1,352 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $40,008 |
| Marlton | 1,352 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $40,008 |
| Woodbury | 1,351 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $39,962 |
| Camden | 1,350 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $39,916 |
| Willingboro | 1,349 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $39,870 |
| Browns Mills | 1,349 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $39,870 |
| Princeton | 1,347 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $39,778 |
| Marlboro | 1,346 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $39,732 |
| Burlington | 1,344 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.4 yrs | $39,640 |
| Collingswood | 1,342 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,548 |
| Gloucester City | 1,341 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,502 |
| South Plainfield | 1,339 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,410 |
| Cinnaminson | 1,338 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,364 |
| Sayreville | 1,335 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,226 |
| South River | 1,335 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,226 |
| Pennsauken | 1,334 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,180 |
| Colts Neck | 1,334 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,180 |
| Elizabeth | 1,333 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,134 |
| Highland Park | 1,333 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,134 |
| Sayreville Junction | 1,332 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,088 |
| Hillside | 1,332 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,088 |
| Little Ferry | 1,332 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $39,088 |
| South Old Bridge | 1,330 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $38,996 |
| Fords | 1,329 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $38,950 |
| Metuchen | 1,329 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.5 yrs | $38,950 |
| Keansburg | 1,328 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.6 yrs | $38,904 |
| Franklin Park | 1,327 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.6 yrs | $38,858 |
| Robertsville | 1,327 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.6 yrs | $38,858 |
| Manville | 1,327 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.6 yrs | $38,858 |
| Ridgefield Park | 1,325 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.6 yrs | $38,766 |
| Ridgefield | 1,325 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.6 yrs | $38,766 |
| Piscataway | 1,324 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.6 yrs | $38,719 |
| East Brunswick | 1,324 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.6 yrs | $38,719 |
| Ewing | 1,324 | 6.0 kW | $22,200 | 10.6 yrs | $38,719 |
| Bradley Gardens | 1,323 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,252 |
| North Brunswick | 1,322 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,203 |
| Englewood | 1,322 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,203 |
| Kendall Park | 1,322 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,203 |
| Middletown | 1,320 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,104 |
| Millburn | 1,320 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,104 |
| Bound Brook | 1,320 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,104 |
| Westfield | 1,319 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,055 |
| Old Bridge | 1,319 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,055 |
| New Milford | 1,319 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,055 |
| River Edge | 1,319 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,055 |
| Edison | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| North Bergen | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| Fort Lee | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| Mercerville-Hamilton Square | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| Cliffside Park | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| Palisades Park | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| Fairview | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| Edgewater | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| Guttenberg | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| Leonia | 1,318 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $41,006 |
| Hillsborough | 1,315 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $40,859 |
| New Providence | 1,315 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.6 yrs | $40,859 |
| Paramus | 1,314 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,810 |
| Somerset | 1,314 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,810 |
| Union City | 1,313 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,761 |
| West New York | 1,313 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,761 |
| Carteret | 1,313 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,761 |
| Secaucus | 1,313 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,761 |
| Weehawken | 1,313 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,761 |
| Middlesex | 1,313 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,761 |
| Warren Township | 1,312 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,712 |
| Hillsdale | 1,312 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,712 |
| Union | 1,311 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,663 |
| Plainfield | 1,311 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,663 |
| North Plainfield | 1,311 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,663 |
| Cranford | 1,310 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,614 |
| Summit | 1,310 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,614 |
| Roselle | 1,310 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,614 |
| Clark | 1,310 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,614 |
| Roselle Park | 1,310 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,614 |
| New Brunswick | 1,309 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,565 |
| Bergenfield | 1,309 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,565 |
| Dumont | 1,309 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,565 |
| Tenafly | 1,309 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,565 |
| Berkeley Heights | 1,309 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,565 |
| Short Hills | 1,309 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,565 |
| Irvington | 1,306 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,417 |
| Perth Amboy | 1,306 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,417 |
| Linden | 1,306 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,417 |
| Rahway | 1,306 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,417 |
| Maplewood | 1,306 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,417 |
| South Orange | 1,306 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,417 |
| Newark | 1,305 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,368 |
| Jersey City | 1,305 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,368 |
| Mercerville | 1,305 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,368 |
| Martinsville | 1,305 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,368 |
| Teaneck | 1,304 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,319 |
| Springfield | 1,303 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,270 |
| Harrison | 1,302 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.7 yrs | $40,221 |
| Scotch Plains | 1,298 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $40,025 |
| Basking Ridge | 1,297 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,976 |
| Hasbrouck Heights | 1,297 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,976 |
| Wallington | 1,297 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,976 |
| East Rutherford | 1,297 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,976 |
| Ramsey | 1,294 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,828 |
| Verona | 1,294 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,828 |
| Bloomfield | 1,293 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,779 |
| Morristown | 1,293 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,779 |
| Kinnelon | 1,293 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,779 |
| Florham Park | 1,292 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,730 |
| Passaic | 1,291 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,681 |
| Hoboken | 1,291 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,681 |
| Sparta | 1,291 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,681 |
| Hackensack | 1,290 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,632 |
| Maywood | 1,290 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,632 |
| Kearny | 1,289 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,583 |
| North Arlington | 1,289 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.8 yrs | $39,583 |
| Madison | 1,288 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,534 |
| Paterson | 1,287 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,485 |
| Somerville | 1,287 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,485 |
| East Orange | 1,286 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,436 |
| Parsippany | 1,286 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,436 |
| Orange | 1,286 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,436 |
| Ridgewood | 1,286 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,436 |
| Wayne | 1,285 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,387 |
| Denville | 1,285 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,387 |
| Westwood | 1,285 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,387 |
| River Vale | 1,285 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,387 |
| Livingston | 1,284 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,338 |
| Woodland Park | 1,284 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,338 |
| West Orange | 1,283 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,289 |
| Montclair | 1,283 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,289 |
| Totowa | 1,283 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,289 |
| Bayonne | 1,282 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,239 |
| Rutherford | 1,282 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,239 |
| Cedar Grove | 1,282 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,239 |
| Upper Montclair | 1,282 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,239 |
| Little Falls | 1,282 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,239 |
| Randolph | 1,281 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,190 |
| Glen Rock | 1,281 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,190 |
| Lincoln Park | 1,281 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,190 |
| Waldwick | 1,280 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,141 |
| Bridgewater | 1,278 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $39,043 |
| Pompton Lakes | 1,277 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $38,994 |
| Dover | 1,276 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $38,945 |
| Franklin Lakes | 1,276 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 10.9 yrs | $38,945 |
| Fair Lawn | 1,275 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,896 |
| Hawthorne | 1,275 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,896 |
| Garfield | 1,273 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,798 |
| Lodi | 1,273 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,798 |
| Elmwood Park | 1,273 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,798 |
| Saddle Brook | 1,273 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,798 |
| Lake Hiawatha | 1,273 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,798 |
| Clifton | 1,271 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,700 |
| Ringwood | 1,271 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,700 |
| Brookdale | 1,271 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,700 |
| Belleville | 1,270 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,651 |
| Nutley | 1,270 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,651 |
| Lyndhurst | 1,270 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,651 |
| Wyckoff | 1,270 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,651 |
| Hopatcong Hills | 1,270 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,651 |
| Hopatcong | 1,270 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,651 |
| Hanover | 1,269 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,601 |
| East Hanover | 1,269 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,601 |
| Wanaque | 1,267 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,503 |
| West Milford | 1,265 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.0 yrs | $38,405 |
| Mahwah | 1,262 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.1 yrs | $38,258 |
| Succasunna | 1,256 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.1 yrs | $37,963 |
| Phillipsburg | 1,251 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.1 yrs | $37,718 |
| Lake Mohawk | 1,248 | 6.4 kW | $23,680 | 11.2 yrs | $37,571 |
| Oakland | 1,239 | 6.8 kW | $25,160 | 11.2 yrs | $39,450 |
| Hackettstown | 1,236 | 6.8 kW | $25,160 | 11.3 yrs | $39,293 |