Kendall Park, NJ vs Princeton, NJ

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

MetricKendall Park, NJPrinceton, NJ
Population10,01130,756
Median Household Income$165,958$192,079
Median Rent—$2,636/mo
Median Home Value$590,300$1,050,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)113103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.6%33.1%
Poverty Rate4.2%6.1%
Unemployment Rate5.2% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k121*41
Property Crime Rate /100k616*560
Median AQI3643
Good AQI Days /yr295255
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows25°F24°F
Snowfall29 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute31.3 min24.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1110.6
College Degree Rate61.1%84.7%
Foreign-Born %28.8%30.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+2.5%

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