By Carla Astudillo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

(Originally posted July 1, 2018)

High taxes are chasing wealthy New Jersey residents away from the Garden State.

That's the common refrain repeated throughout the state.

But there's also been significant growth in families earning $200,000 or more, Census data shows.

In fact, since the recession, the number of those households has increased 40 percent.

In contrast, the number of households earning $100,000 or less decreased 5 percent, while those earning between $100,001 and $200,000 increased 7 percent.

According to the Census data, there were about 248,000 households in the state earning $200,000 or more in the years before the recession. Now, there are about 344,000, about 11 percent of all households.

Before the recession, they made up about 8 percent of total households.

But where are those people living? Are they flocking to certain towns more than others?

We analyzed two snapshots of Census data (2012-2016 and 2005-2009) for each municipality and found the towns where the number of $200,000-plus households grew the most.

We ranked them below:

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28. Weehawken (Hudson)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 338 households (5.98%)

(2012-2016): 1,086 households (18.2%)

Change: +748

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27. Robbinsville Township (Mercer)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 497 households (11.4%)

(2012-2016): 1,255 households (25.1%)

Change: +758

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26. Medford Township (Burlington)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,105 households (13.6%)

(2012-2016): 1,875 households (22.6%)

Change: +770

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25. Evesham Township (Burlington)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,360 households (7.3%)

(2012-2016): 2,103 households (12.1%)

Change: +797

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24. East Brunswick (Middlesex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 2,046 households (12.5%)

(2012-2016): 2,849 households (17.0%)

Change: +803

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24. Maplewood (Essex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,553 households (19.9%)

(2012-2016): 2,356 households (28.9%)

Change: +803

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22. Mount Laurel (Burlington)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,263 households (7.9%)

(2012-2016): 2,068 households (12%)

Change: +805

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21. Livingston Township (Essex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 2,568 households (28.6%)

(2012-2016): 3,413 households (35%)

Change: +845

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20. Montclair Township (Essex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 2,900 households (19.9%)

(2012-2016): 3,756 households (25.9%)

Change: +856

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19. Franklin Township (Somerset)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,919 households (8.7%)

(2012-2016): 2,803 households (11.6%)

Change: +884

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18. Marlboro Township (Monmouth)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 2,930 households (23%)

(2012-2016): 3,821 households (29.9%)

Change: +891

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17. Mount Olive Township (Morris)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 510 households (5.2%)

(2012-2016): 1,409 households (13.4%)

Change: +899

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16. Piscataway Township (Middlesex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 941 households (5.7%)

(2012-2016): 1,853 households (11.4%)

Change: +912

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15. Old Bridge Township (Middlesex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,581 households (6.9%)

(2012-2016): 2,495 households (10.4%)

Change: +914

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14. Woodbridge (Middlesex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,590 households (4.7%)

(2012-2016): 2,511 households (7.4%)

Change: +921

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13. Freehold Township (Monmouth)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,171 households (10.0%)

(2012-2016): 2,111 households (16.4%)

Change: +940

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12. West Windsor (Mercer)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 2,723 households (30.2%)

(2012-2016): 3,732 households (38.8%)

$200,000 or more Change: +1,009

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11. Westfield (Union)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 2,963 households (29.4%)

(2012-2016): 3,980 households (37.8%)

Change: +1,017

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10. Monroe Township (Middlesex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,493 households (10%)

(2012-2016): 2,661 households (14.6%)

Change: +1,168

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9. Wayne (Passaic)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 2,359 households (19.5%)

(2012-2016): 3,545 households (13.6%)

Change: +1,186

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8. Middletown (Monmouth)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 3,000 households (13.1%)

(2012-2016): 4,192 households (17.7%)

Change: +1,192

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7. South Brunswick (Middlesex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,686 households (12.1%)

(2012-2016): 2,981 households (19.2%)

Change: +1,295

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6. Edison Township (Middlesex)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 3,036 households (9.2%)

(2012-2016): 4,367 households (12.3%)

Change: +1,331

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5. Hillsborough Township (Somerset)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,567 households (12.2%)

(2012-2016): 3,000 households (22.2%)

Change: +1,433

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4. Manalapan Township (Monmouth)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,517 households (12.4%)

(2012-2016): 2,983 households (21.5%)

Change: +1,466

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3. Princeton (Mercer)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 1,117 households (25.4%)

(2012-2016): 3,241 households (32.5%)

Change: +2,124

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2. Hoboken (Hudson)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 3,897 households (19.3%)

(2012-2016): 6,582 households (26.3%)

Change: +2,685

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1. Jersey City (Hudson)

Household Income of $200,000 or more

(2005-2009): 5,184 households (5.58%)

(2012-2016): 9,134 households (9.2%)

Change: +3,950

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