Kendall Park, NJ vs Trenton, NJ

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

MetricKendall Park, NJTrenton, NJ
Population10,01190,338
Median Household Income$165,958$52,537
Median Rent—$1,294/mo
Median Home Value$590,300$160,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)113103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.6%55.7%
Poverty Rate4.2%21.6%
Unemployment Rate5.2% (county)8.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k121*808
Property Crime Rate /100k616*2,415
Median AQI3643
Good AQI Days /yr295255
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows25°F27°F
Snowfall29 in/yr27 in/yr
Avg Commute31.3 min26.9 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1114.1
College Degree Rate61.1%16.2%
Foreign-Born %28.8%30.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+0.8%

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.