Cliffside Park, NJ vs Edgewater, NJ

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

MetricCliffside Park, NJEdgewater, NJ
Population25,78114,759
Median Household Income$93,452$124,050
Median Rent$1,837/mo$2,579/mo
Median Home Value$588,200$715,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.7%52.8%
Poverty Rate10.8%7.7%
Unemployment Rate4.2%4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k8452
Property Crime Rate /100k6351,258
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr258258
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows30°F30°F
Snowfall30 in/yr30 in/yr
Avg Commute35.5 min38.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.59.9
College Degree Rate42%72.7%
Foreign-Born %46.6%49.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%+8.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.