Jersey City vs Bayonne
Jersey City, NJ compared with Bayonne, NJ · 4 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to Bayonne’s 74,744. Jersey City comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Bayonne does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Jersey City, NJ | Bayonne, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 74,744 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 12,840 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $83,887 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $460,100 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $1,682 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 36.2% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 33.7 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 38.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 39.6% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 14.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 5.5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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