Brookdale, NJ vs Wallington, NJ

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

MetricBrookdale, NJWallington, NJ
Population9,96011,889
Median Household Income$161,779$85,862
Median Rent$1,791/mo$1,625/mo
Median Home Value$573,500$528,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%43.4%
Poverty Rate3.8%12.2%
Unemployment Rate6.3% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k82*83
Property Crime Rate /100k1,337*1,256
Median AQI—40
Good AQI Days /yr—258
Summer Highs83°F85°F
Winter Lows24°F28°F
Snowfall28 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute35.3 min29.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.313.2
College Degree Rate62.5%38.6%
Foreign-Born %17.8%45.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.5%+1.8%

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.