Hackettstown, NJ vs Phillipsburg, NJ

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

MetricHackettstown, NJPhillipsburg, NJ
Population10,14015,299
Median Household Income$93,083$68,324
Median Rent$1,469/mo$1,167/mo
Median Home Value$361,600$193,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.6%47.2%
Poverty Rate9.4%20.2%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k39292
Property Crime Rate /100k4231,431
Median AQI3737
Good AQI Days /yr279279
Summer Highs81°F83°F
Winter Lows21°F23°F
Snowfall30 in/yr41 in/yr
Avg Commute30.6 min26 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 55.0 / 5
Students per Teacher11.19.8
College Degree Rate37.5%24.6%
Foreign-Born %16.5%8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%+1.4%

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