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City guide · New Jersey
Moving to Newark, NJ
NYC's gritty neighbor, Port Newark, transit hub.
Pop. 312kCost index 112.6 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,700/moMedian home $360kWalk score 79
Newark (metro area) has an overall price level 112.6 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
112.6Housing index
134.3Groceries index (modeled)
103.2Utilities index (modeled)
101.9Electricity rate
23.5 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
102.5Median home value (est.)
$360,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,700/moNew Jersey unemployment is 4.8% with median household income $104k.
Unemployment rate
4.8%Median household income
$104,294Per-capita income
$53,818Labor-force participation
66.9%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
MemberNewark: median home value $360,000.
Home value
$360,000Rent
$1,700/moHomeownership rate
64.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
91/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowNew Jersey 4th-grade math proficiency: 43.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
43.9%Per-pupil spending
$21,949Student–teacher ratio (est.)
17Public 4-yr grad rate
62.0%Notable universities
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