Hackettstown, NJ vs Lake Hopatcong, NJ

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

MetricHackettstown, NJLake Hopatcong, NJ
Population10,14010,259
Median Household Income$93,083$117,625
Median Rent$1,469/mo$1,686/mo
Median Home Value$361,600$424,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)100113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.6%46.1%
Poverty Rate9.4%4%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k3919*
Property Crime Rate /100k423150*
Median AQI3739
Good AQI Days /yr279275
Summer Highs81°F81°F
Winter Lows21°F21°F
Snowfall30 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute30.6 min31.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher11.111.3
College Degree Rate37.5%46.4%
Foreign-Born %16.5%10.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%—

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