Lake Hiawatha, NJ vs Parsippany, NJ

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

MetricLake Hiawatha, NJParsippany, NJ
Population11,01821,345
Median Household Income$104,663$99,405
Median Rent$1,550/mo$1,742/mo
Median Home Value$428,600$555,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income27.7%38.2%
Poverty Rate3.3%6.7%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)4.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k67*67
Property Crime Rate /100k748*748
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr275275
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows23°F23°F
Snowfall24 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min27.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1311.1
College Degree Rate51.7%59.8%
Foreign-Born %37.8%44.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)——

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