Brookdale, NJ vs Woodland Park, NJ

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

MetricBrookdale, NJWoodland Park, NJ
Population9,96013,355
Median Household Income$161,779$98,845
Median Rent$1,791/mo$1,839/mo
Median Home Value$573,500$497,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%46.2%
Poverty Rate3.8%3.8%
Unemployment Rate6.3% (county)6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k82*45
Property Crime Rate /100k1,337*801
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—268
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows24°F25°F
Snowfall28 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute35.3 min22.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.312.7
College Degree Rate62.5%41.7%
Foreign-Born %17.8%31.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.5%+1.0%

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.