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Newark vs East Orange

Newark, NJ compared with East Orange, NJ · 3 miles apart

Newark has 323,808 residents to East Orange’s 72,159. Newark comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. East Orange does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Newark, NJ East Orange, NJ
Population 323,808 72,159
Density (per sq mi) 13,412 18,370
Median household income $52,060 $60,830
Median home value $373,700 $365,900
Median rent $1,392 $1,441
Homeownership 24.4% 31%
Average commute 32.6 min 35.4 min
Median age 34.7 37.4
Bachelor's degree + 19.7% 22.7%
Poverty rate 23.4% 16.4%
Unemployment 11.6% 9.2%
Price to income 7.2×
Clear days a year 21
Days above 90°F 20

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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