Jersey City vs Hoboken
Jersey City, NJ compared with Hoboken, NJ · 3 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to Hoboken’s 59,027. Jersey City comes out ahead on median rent. Hoboken does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Jersey City, NJ | Hoboken, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 59,027 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 47,222 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $180,579 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $895,100 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $2,938 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 33.8% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 36.8 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 31.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 82.6% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 7.8% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 3.8% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 5× |
| Clear days a year | — | 23 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 17 |
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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