Jersey City vs Trenton
Jersey City, NJ compared with Trenton, NJ · 50 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to Trenton’s 91,506. Jersey City comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Trenton does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Jersey City, NJ | Trenton, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 91,506 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 12,031 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $52,537 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $160,700 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $1,294 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 37.9% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 26.9 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 34.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 16.2% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 21.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 10.1% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 3.1× |
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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