Meridian vs Elizabeth
Meridian, ID compared with Elizabeth, NJ · 2,149 miles apart
Meridian has 142,988 residents to Elizabeth’s 141,675. Meridian comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Elizabeth does better on median rent.
| Meridian, ID | Elizabeth, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 142,988 | 141,675 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,801 | 11,501 |
| Median household income | $100,795 | $66,555 |
| Median home value | $531,600 | $449,300 |
| Median rent | $1,805 | $1,523 |
| Homeownership | 74.6% | 25.6% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 26.7 min |
| Median age | 37.5 | 35.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.2% | 14.6% |
| Poverty rate | 6% | 15.7% |
| Unemployment | 2.7% | 7.7% |
| Price to income | 5.3× | 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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