Bound Brook, NJ vs Bradley Gardens, NJ

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBound Brook, NJBradley Gardens, NJ
Population12,21914,165
Median Household Income$90,571$177,849
Median Rent$1,973/mo$2,670/mo
Median Home Value$397,100$546,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income63.6%40.8%
Poverty Rate11.1%4.1%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k12545*
Property Crime Rate /100k911750*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows21°F21°F
Snowfall21 in/yr21 in/yr
Avg Commute23.5 min32.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1011
College Degree Rate27.1%65.3%
Foreign-Born %38%33.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+8.8%-0.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Bradley Gardens (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.