Brookdale, NJ vs Passaic, NJ

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

MetricBrookdale, NJPassaic, NJ
Population9,96070,002
Median Household Income$161,779$55,371
Median Rent$1,791/mo$1,465/mo
Median Home Value$573,500$429,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%56.3%
Poverty Rate3.8%22.9%
Unemployment Rate6.3% (county)6.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k82*585
Property Crime Rate /100k1,337*1,839
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—268
Summer Highs83°F85°F
Winter Lows24°F28°F
Snowfall28 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute35.3 min25.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher11.312.5
College Degree Rate62.5%16.7%
Foreign-Born %17.8%41.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.5%+1.1%

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.