Newark vs New Brunswick
Newark, NJ compared with New Brunswick, NJ · 22 miles apart
Newark has 323,808 residents to New Brunswick’s 57,133. Newark comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate. New Brunswick does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Newark, NJ | New Brunswick, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 323,808 | 57,133 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,412 | 10,918 |
| Median household income | $52,060 | $65,810 |
| Median home value | $373,700 | $353,800 |
| Median rent | $1,392 | $1,814 |
| Homeownership | 24.4% | 21.4% |
| Average commute | 32.6 min | 23.3 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 24.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 19.7% | 23.4% |
| Poverty rate | 23.4% | 32% |
| Unemployment | 11.6% | 8.1% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 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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