Upper Montclair, NJ vs Passaic, NJ

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

MetricUpper Montclair, NJPassaic, NJ
Population12,45770,002
Median Household Income$250,000+$55,371
Median Rent$2,237/mo$1,465/mo
Median Home Value$989,000$429,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.9%56.3%
Poverty Rate1.9%22.9%
Unemployment Rate6.3% (county)6.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k77*585
Property Crime Rate /100k852*1,839
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—268
Summer Highs83°F85°F
Winter Lows24°F28°F
Snowfall28 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute42.2 min25.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher10.412.5
College Degree Rate84.7%16.7%
Foreign-Born %10.6%41.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.0%+1.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
The Census tops out at $250,000+ for household income; it doesn't publish exact figures above that. Two capped values can't be compared, so neither is marked better.
* Rate of the agency that polices Upper Montclair (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.