Jersey City vs West New York
Jersey City, NJ compared with West New York, NJ · 6 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to West New York’s 53,192. Jersey City comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. West New York does better on median rent, average commute.
| Jersey City, NJ | West New York, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 53,192 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 53,567 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $71,729 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $465,600 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $1,716 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 23% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 34.5 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 33.5% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 19.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 8.4% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 6.5× |
| Clear days a year | — | 22 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 15 |
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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