Budd Lake, NJ vs Dover, NJ

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

MetricBudd Lake, NJDover, NJ
Population10,65018,563
Median Household Income$114,154$73,737
Median Rent$1,402/mo$1,825/mo
Median Home Value$456,100$366,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income39.8%59.1%
Poverty Rate4.6%14.2%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k37*84
Property Crime Rate /100k392*568
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr275275
Summer Highs81°F83°F
Winter Lows21°F23°F
Snowfall30 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute30.4 min26.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1012.3
College Degree Rate45.3%17.3%
Foreign-Born %22.1%50.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.7%+2.5%

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