Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ vs West Freehold, NJ

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

MetricHoliday City-Berkeley, NJWest Freehold, NJ
Population12,99514,883
Median Household Income$50,156$130,800
Median Rent$1,640/mo$2,144/mo
Median Home Value$266,200$529,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income71.6%48.7%
Poverty Rate9.6%4%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k138*153*
Property Crime Rate /100k535*1,357*
Median AQI3936
Good AQI Days /yr286—
Summer Highs83°F84°F
Winter Lows23°F25°F
Snowfall24 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute33.4 min30.7 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—9.7
College Degree Rate16.6%53.1%
Foreign-Born %9.5%10.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.1%+4.0%

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