Newark vs Riverside
Newark, NJ compared with Riverside, CA · 2,396 miles apart
Newark has 323,808 residents to Riverside’s 323,057. Newark comes out ahead on median rent. Riverside does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Newark, NJ | Riverside, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 323,808 | 323,057 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,412 | 3,981 |
| Median household income | $52,060 | $91,045 |
| Median home value | $373,700 | $584,800 |
| Median rent | $1,392 | $1,914 |
| Homeownership | 24.4% | 56.8% |
| Average commute | 32.6 min | 31.3 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 33.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 19.7% | 25.7% |
| Poverty rate | 23.4% | 12.2% |
| Unemployment | 11.6% | 6.3% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 6.4× |
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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