Jersey City vs Clifton
Jersey City, NJ compared with Clifton, NJ · 12 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to Clifton’s 91,127. Jersey City comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Clifton does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Jersey City, NJ | Clifton, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 91,127 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 8,082 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $98,237 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $461,900 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $1,711 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 59.6% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 28.3 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 41.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 35.5% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 7.9% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 4.7× |
| Clear days a year | — | 22 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 19 |
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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