Name: Panther Valley, NJ statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Panther Valley

Warren County gains about 4.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,525

Moved out5,115

Net+410

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Morris County, NJ791512+279

Northampton County, PA346675−329

Hunterdon County, NJ441398+43

Essex County, NJ429129+300

Sussex County, NJ332226+106

Somerset County, NJ273139+134

Middlesex County, NJ272138+134

Union County, NJ296

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals

66%34%

Leavers

41%58%

Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$73K

Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Warren County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 9.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Warren County report $72,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,600.
Income you would need: $80,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $2,008 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,566 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $369,900.
Getting to work: 41 minutes each way on average; 18.7% work from home; 1.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Chestnut Hill, PA matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
9.8%
71% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.3%
33% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Panther Valley	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	9.8%	71% above
Moved from another state1County figure	1.3%	33% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	4.4	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$72,531	3% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$70,612	0% above

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $10,001, 206% above the median place.

Panther Valley18.4%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$80,320

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

18.4%

10% below the median place

Home price to income

2.8x

26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

18%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$108,200

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Panther Valley, $2,008 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Panther Valley, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Brecksville, OH	14.1% vs 18.4%	$11,300	Compare
Summit, WI	13.8% vs 18.4%	$16,800	Compare
Whitfield, PA	14.0% vs 18.4%	$1,300	Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
Homeownership1
83.1%
25% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,566
37% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Panther Valley	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$2,008	47% above
Rent to income1	18.4%	10% below
Home price to income1	2.8x	26% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	100.0	1% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,021	25% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$127,900	19% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$10,001	206% above
Median home value1	$369,900	16% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.8%	113% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	68.3%	33% above
Homeownership1	83.1%	25% above
Renters paying 30%+1	56.9%	12% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,566	37% above
Vacant homes1County figure	3.0%	58% below
Median year built1	1984	0% above

Work and pay

Mean commute is 41 min, 65% above the median place.

Mean commute1
41 min
65% above the median place
Unemployment1
9.7%
99% above the median place
Income per person1
$67,517
68% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$131,169 +63%

Poverty rate5.3% −51%

Works from home18.7% +50%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Panther Valley	Vs median
Median household income1	$131,169	63% above
Income per person1	$67,517	68% above
Unemployment1	9.7%	99% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$65,662	0% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	1.4%	62% below
Jobs6County figure	33,915	77% below
Poverty rate1	5.3%	51% below
Mean commute1	41 min	65% above
Works from home1	18.7%	50% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.8%	112% above

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 99.3%, 8% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
99.3%
8% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.6%
7% above the median place
Median age1
49.8
28% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.1 −14%

Bachelor's or higher53.7% +68%

Born abroad5.9% −33%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Panther Valley	Vs median
Population1	4,553	6646th largest
Median age1	49.8	28% above
Bachelor's or higher1	53.7%	68% above
High school or higher1	98.6%	7% above
Household size1	2.1	14% below
Born abroad1	5.9%	33% below
No health insurance1County figure	4.8%	25% below
Homes with broadband1	99.3%	8% above

Life in Panther Valley

44 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k26.4 2.8×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.2 −80%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −80%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.3 +62%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.6 −6%

Shops29.6 −2%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%

Doctors' offices and clinics17.4 −14%

Child care centers2.5 +9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher11
10.6
31% below the median place
Public schools11
41
356% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
3.2
22% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Panther Valley	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	41	356% above
Public school students11County figure	15,462	216% above
Students per teacher11County figure	10.6	31% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	19.6	6% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	29.6	2% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	3.2	22% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	17.4	14% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.5	9% above
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	26.4	180% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	2.2	80% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.4	80% below
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.3	62% above
National Register listings10County figure	44	238% above

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 23.4, 62% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Panther Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
23.4
62% below the median place
Median air quality index14
37
14% below the median place
Tornado risk13
49.7
39% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Panther Valley	Vs median
July average high12County figure	84°F	3% below
January average low12County figure	19°F	26% below
Average temperature12County figure	50°F	8% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	48.8 in	11% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	80.8	13% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	79.9	13% above
Tornado risk13County figure	49.7	39% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	23.4	62% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	72.2	20% below
Median air quality index14County figure	37	14% below
Good air days14County figure	77.5%	13% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 20.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 55.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 54.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$108,300

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 85% of places

Pay vs rent

+5.4 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 94% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Panther Valley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$2,008/mo (2024)	$2,570/mo	$2,110 to $3,130/mo	+4.2%
Median household income	$131,169 (2024)	$168,500	$142,500 to $199,500	+4.3%
Median home value	$369,900 (2024)	$536,000	$389,000 to $738,000	+6.4%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Panther Valley

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Chestnut Hill, PA	$1,876	$124,089	Compare
Fleming Island, FL	$1,935	$116,611	Compare
Dorneyville, PA	$1,934	$128,732	Compare
Aurora, OH	$1,799	$127,886	Compare

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Common questions

Is Panther Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 255 hours a year commuting, more than in 97% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 9.2% a year while rent rose 3.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 89% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 81 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Panther Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $369,900.

What salary do you need to live in Panther Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $80,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Panther Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Chestnut Hill, PA, Fleming Island, FL, Dorneyville, PA and Aurora, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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Citytistics. “Panther Valley, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/panther-valley-new-jersey/

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