Budd Lake, NJ vs Phillipsburg, NJ

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

MetricBudd Lake, NJPhillipsburg, NJ
Population10,65015,299
Median Household Income$114,154$68,324
Median Rent$1,402/mo$1,167/mo
Median Home Value$456,100$193,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)113100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income39.8%47.2%
Poverty Rate4.6%20.2%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k37*292
Property Crime Rate /100k392*1,431
Median AQI3937
Good AQI Days /yr275279
Summer Highs81°F83°F
Winter Lows21°F23°F
Snowfall30 in/yr41 in/yr
Avg Commute30.4 min26 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher109.8
College Degree Rate45.3%24.6%
Foreign-Born %22.1%8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.7%+1.4%

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.