Newark vs Trenton
Newark, NJ compared with Trenton, NJ · 46 miles apart
Newark has 323,808 residents to Trenton’s 91,506. Newark comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Trenton does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Newark, NJ | Trenton, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 323,808 | 91,506 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,412 | 12,031 |
| Median household income | $52,060 | $52,537 |
| Median home value | $373,700 | $160,700 |
| Median rent | $1,392 | $1,294 |
| Homeownership | 24.4% | 37.9% |
| Average commute | 32.6 min | 26.9 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 34.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 19.7% | 16.2% |
| Poverty rate | 23.4% | 21.6% |
| Unemployment | 11.6% | 10.1% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 3.1× |
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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