Franklin Park, NJ vs Princeton, NJ

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

MetricFranklin Park, NJPrinceton, NJ
Population13,21130,756
Median Household Income$114,946$192,079
Median Rent$2,157/mo$2,636/mo
Median Home Value$336,600$1,050,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)113103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.2%33.1%
Poverty Rate11%6.1%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k28*41
Property Crime Rate /100k403*560
Median AQI—43
Good AQI Days /yr—255
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows25°F24°F
Snowfall29 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute31.3 min24.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher910.6
College Degree Rate54.4%84.7%
Foreign-Born %37.1%30.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-4.7%+2.5%

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