Brookdale, NJ vs North Arlington, NJ

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

MetricBrookdale, NJNorth Arlington, NJ
Population9,96016,461
Median Household Income$161,779$94,201
Median Rent$1,791/mo$1,738/mo
Median Home Value$573,500$474,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%43.2%
Poverty Rate3.8%4.3%
Unemployment Rate6.3% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k82*102
Property Crime Rate /100k1,337*1,093
Median AQI—40
Good AQI Days /yr—258
Summer Highs83°F84°F
Winter Lows24°F27°F
Snowfall28 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute35.3 min31.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.313
College Degree Rate62.5%38.3%
Foreign-Born %17.8%30.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.5%+0.9%

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