Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ vs Lakewood, NJ

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

MetricHoliday City-Berkeley, NJLakewood, NJ
Population12,99569,585
Median Household Income$50,156$56,968
Median Rent$1,640/mo$1,718/mo
Median Home Value$266,200$715,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income71.6%71.2%
Poverty Rate9.6%29.9%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)5.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k138*129
Property Crime Rate /100k535*482
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr286286
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows23°F23°F
Snowfall24 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute33.4 min20.8 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—9.9
College Degree Rate16.6%31.9%
Foreign-Born %9.5%8.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.1%—

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 Holiday City-Berkeley (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.