Bridgeton, NJ vs Williamstown, NJ

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

MetricBridgeton, NJWilliamstown, NJ
Population27,00114,705
Median Household Income$55,781$89,414
Median Rent$1,340/mo$1,266/mo
Median Home Value$145,500$278,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)96103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.8%46.2%
Poverty Rate27.2%8.3%
Unemployment Rate8%5.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k732154*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,749879*
Median AQI4039
Good AQI Days /yr276281
Summer Highs84°F85°F
Winter Lows27°F26°F
Snowfall12 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute29.2 min31.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.310.3
College Degree Rate7.4%29.6%
Foreign-Born %25.7%3.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.0%+1.5%

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 Williamstown (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.