Cliffside Park, NJ vs West New York, NJ

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

MetricCliffside Park, NJWest New York, NJ
Population25,78152,004
Median Household Income$93,452$71,729
Median Rent$1,837/mo$1,716/mo
Median Home Value$588,200$465,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.7%53.2%
Poverty Rate10.8%19.4%
Unemployment Rate4.2%4.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k84236
Property Crime Rate /100k6351,254
Median AQI4041
Good AQI Days /yr258261
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows30°F30°F
Snowfall30 in/yr30 in/yr
Avg Commute35.5 min34.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.514.3
College Degree Rate42%33.5%
Foreign-Born %46.6%60.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.2%+0.7%

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