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Pawn Shops vs Payday Loans in Jersey City, NJ
4 pawn shops in and around Jersey City — 1.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 0.8 across New Jersey. Call ahead to ask what they're buying and lending on today: inventory needs change weekly. Jersey City ranks #13 of 19 New Jersey cities with pawn shops by shops per resident.
- Pawn shops
- 4
- Pawn shops per 100k
- 1.4
- New Jersey: 0.8
- Big-chain shops
- 0
- Payday & loan stores
- 0
- Population
- 289,691
Pawn shops in Jersey City: addresses and phone numbers
| Pawn shop | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark Gold | 30 Mall Dr W Jersey City, NJ 07310 | (201) 420-8244 | — |
| H. Schoenberg | 744 Bergen Ave Jersey City, NJ 07306 | (201) 333-8991 | jerseycitypawnshop.com |
| Jemma Loan Co Inc | 190 Newark Ave Jersey City, NJ 07302 | (201) 333-1441 | jemmapawn.com |
| Presta Pawn Shop | 497 West Side Ave Jersey City, NJ 07304 | (201) 451-4149 | westernunion.com |
Pawn shops vs payday loan stores in Jersey City
Jersey City has 4 pawn shops, and we found no storefront payday loan chains.
Pawn shops
4
1.4 per 100k residents
Payday & loan stores
0
Borrowing $500 for one month: payday vs pawn vs credit union
| Option | How it works | Cost for one month |
|---|---|---|
| Payday loan (not legal in New Jersey) | $75.00 fee every 2 weeks, renewed once | $150.00 |
| Pawn loan (example: 20% a month) | You leave an item worth more than the loan; repay to get it back | $100.00 |
| Credit union PAL (28% APR + $20 fee) | Repaid in installments; membership required | $31.67 |
- Payday cost, share of monthly household income in Jersey City
- 1.8%
- Pawn cost, share of monthly household income in Jersey City
- 1.2%
- A $400 emergency equals
- 1.5 days of income
Payday: a typical fee of $75 on a $500 loan for 2 weeks, paid twice for a one-month loan (New Jersey payday rules are not set in dollars or payday loans are not allowed). Pawn: an example rate of 20% a month; pawn fees and interest are set by New Jersey law and vary by shop — ask for the total in writing. PAL: payday alternative loan from a federal credit union, capped at 28% APR plus an application fee of up to $20.
Pawn loan vs payday loan: the key differences
| Pawn loan | Payday loan in NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| What you need | An item of value (jewelry, gold, electronics, tools, firearms) and an ID | A bank account, proof of income and an ID |
| Credit check | None | Usually none |
| How much you get | A fraction of the item's resale value | Based on your income, up to the state limit |
| If you can't repay | The shop keeps the item; no collections and no credit damage | Fees pile up with renewals; the debt can go to collections |
| Bank account access | None | Lender can debit your account or cash your check |
| Rules in New Jersey | Pawnbrokers are licensed and regulated by New Jersey; fees, terms and holding periods are set by state law | Storefront payday loans are not allowed in New Jersey |
Jersey City at a glance
- Median household income
- $98,626
- New Jersey: $109,319
- Poverty rate
- 15.7%
- New Jersey: 9.9%
- Households under $25,000
- 16.8%
- New Jersey: 11.9%
- A $400 emergency equals
- 1.5 days of income
Pawn shops near Jersey City
More about Jersey City
Pawn shop listings: © Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive 2.0), including Foursquare OS Places and © OpenStreetMap contributors; filtered and de-duplicated by us. Population, income and poverty: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Call ahead to confirm hours and what a shop buys or lends on.