Jersey City vs East Orange
Jersey City, NJ compared with East Orange, NJ · 9 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to East Orange’s 72,159. Jersey City comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. East Orange does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Jersey City, NJ | East Orange, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 72,159 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 18,370 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $60,830 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $365,900 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $1,441 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 31% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 35.4 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 37.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 22.7% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 16.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 9.2% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 6× |
| Clear days a year | — | 21 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 20 |
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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