Jersey City vs Elizabeth
Jersey City, NJ compared with Elizabeth, NJ · 7 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to Elizabeth’s 141,675. Jersey City comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Elizabeth does better on median rent, average commute.
| Jersey City, NJ | Elizabeth, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 141,675 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 11,501 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $66,555 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $449,300 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $1,523 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 25.6% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 26.7 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 35.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 14.6% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 15.7% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 7.7% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 6.8× |
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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