Jersey City vs New Brunswick
Jersey City, NJ compared with New Brunswick, NJ · 25 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to New Brunswick’s 57,133. Jersey City comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. New Brunswick does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Jersey City, NJ | New Brunswick, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 57,133 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 10,918 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $65,810 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $353,800 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $1,814 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 21.4% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 23.3 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 24.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 23.4% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 32% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 8.1% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 5.4× |
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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