Budd Lake, NJ vs The Hills, NJ

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

MetricBudd Lake, NJThe Hills, NJ
Population10,65010,785
Median Household Income$114,154$154,564
Median Rent$1,402/mo$2,376/mo
Median Home Value$456,100$577,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income39.8%39.3%
Poverty Rate4.6%3.8%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k37*10*
Property Crime Rate /100k392*176*
Median AQI39—
Good AQI Days /yr275—
Summer Highs81°F83°F
Winter Lows21°F21°F
Snowfall30 in/yr21 in/yr
Avg Commute30.4 min36.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher109.5
College Degree Rate45.3%74%
Foreign-Born %22.1%32.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.7%—

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