Newark vs East Orange
Newark, NJ compared with East Orange, NJ · 3 miles apart
Newark has 323,808 residents to East Orange’s 72,159. Newark comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. East Orange does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Newark, NJ | East Orange, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 323,808 | 72,159 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,412 | 18,370 |
| Median household income | $52,060 | $60,830 |
| Median home value | $373,700 | $365,900 |
| Median rent | $1,392 | $1,441 |
| Homeownership | 24.4% | 31% |
| Average commute | 32.6 min | 35.4 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 37.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 19.7% | 22.7% |
| Poverty rate | 23.4% | 16.4% |
| Unemployment | 11.6% | 9.2% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 6× |
| Clear days a year | — | 21 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 20 |
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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