Upper Montclair, NJ vs Woodland Park, NJ

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

MetricUpper Montclair, NJWoodland Park, NJ
Population12,45713,355
Median Household Income$250,000+$98,845
Median Rent$2,237/mo$1,839/mo
Median Home Value$989,000$497,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.9%46.2%
Poverty Rate1.9%3.8%
Unemployment Rate6.3% (county)6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k77*45
Property Crime Rate /100k852*801
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—268
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows24°F25°F
Snowfall28 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute42.2 min22.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher10.412.7
College Degree Rate84.7%41.7%
Foreign-Born %10.6%31.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.0%+1.0%

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.