Hackettstown, NJ vs Budd Lake, NJ

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

MetricHackettstown, NJBudd Lake, NJ
Population10,14010,650
Median Household Income$93,083$114,154
Median Rent$1,469/mo$1,402/mo
Median Home Value$361,600$456,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)100113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.6%39.8%
Poverty Rate9.4%4.6%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k3937*
Property Crime Rate /100k423392*
Median AQI3739
Good AQI Days /yr279275
Summer Highs81°F81°F
Winter Lows21°F21°F
Snowfall30 in/yr30 in/yr
Avg Commute30.6 min30.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher11.110
College Degree Rate37.5%45.3%
Foreign-Born %16.5%22.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%+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 Budd Lake (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.