Florham Park, NJ vs Lake Hiawatha, NJ

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

MetricFlorham Park, NJLake Hiawatha, NJ
Population13,56411,018
Median Household Income$158,696$104,663
Median Rent$3,109/mo$1,550/mo
Median Home Value$791,400$428,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.9%27.7%
Poverty Rate8.7%3.3%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k2767*
Property Crime Rate /100k479748*
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr275275
Summer Highs84°F83°F
Winter Lows24°F23°F
Snowfall24 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute25.7 min25 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher9.813
College Degree Rate69.9%51.7%
Foreign-Born %15.3%37.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+15.1%—

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