Union City vs West New York
Union City, NJ compared with West New York, NJ · 2 miles apart
Union City has 66,656 residents to West New York’s 53,192. Union City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, clear days a year. West New York does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Union City, NJ | West New York, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 66,656 | 53,192 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 51,792 | 53,567 |
| Median household income | $64,310 | $71,729 |
| Median home value | $471,600 | $465,600 |
| Median rent | $1,537 | $1,716 |
| Homeownership | 19.1% | 23% |
| Average commute | 33.1 min | 34.5 min |
| Median age | 37.4 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28.3% | 33.5% |
| Poverty rate | 23.1% | 19.4% |
| Unemployment | 9.4% | 8.4% |
| Price to income | 7.3× | 6.5× |
| Clear days a year | 23 | 22 |
| Days above 90°F | 17 | 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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