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Bradley Gardens, NJ vs Urbana, MD

Bradley Gardens

New Jersey

vs

Urbana

Maryland

Across 38 directional measures we can compare, Bradley Gardens leads on 13 and Urbana on 25. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 1% higher in Bradley Gardens, while median household income is higher in Urbana.

Median gross rent
$2,670$2,649
Bradley Gardens is 1% higher
Median household income
$177,849$182,500
Bradley Gardens is 3% lower
Median home value
$546,300$640,100
Bradley Gardens is 15% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $138,600 a year left in Bradley Gardens and $150,400 in Urbana. Money goes further in Urbana, by about $11,700 a year.
  • A household earning Bradley Gardens's median of $177,849 would need about $170,500 in Urbana to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent and pay rose at about the same pace in Bradley Gardens, and rent and pay rose at about the same pace in Urbana.

How these are calculated

New JerseyMarylandUrbana, MDBradley Gardens, NJBradley GardensUrbanaBradley GardensUrbana

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Urbana, MDComposite 64.8 / 100
87
678692n/a1350n/a
02Bradley Gardens, NJComposite 62.7 / 100
82
728792n/a1234n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureBradley GardensUrbanaAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,670$2,649
Rent to income118.0%17.4%
Property tax rate11.7%1.1%
Home price to income13.1x3.5x
Prices vs US average2112.6108.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,623$2,438
HUD area median income4$154,800$166,100
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$9,067$6,942
Median home value1$546,300$640,100
Home prices, 1-year change56.3%0.9%
Home prices, 5-year change556.4%44.7%
Homeownership190.2%80.3%
Renters paying 30%+142.7%25.2%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,856$3,220
Vacant homes12.1%3.9%
Median year built119912009
Jobs and income
Median household income1$177,849$182,500
Income per person1$68,905$66,096
Unemployment13.6%3.7%
Average annual pay6$112,982$70,784
Pay growth, 1 year66.2%1.3%
Jobs6192,374106,962
Poverty rate14.2%6.0%
Mean commute133 min33 min
Works from home131.0%30.6%
Commutes by transit14.3%1.1%
People
Population114,16514,260
Median age140.838.1
Bachelor's or higher165.3%66.0%
High school or higher195.6%96.6%
Household size12.73.2
Born abroad133.4%27.9%
No health insurance11.5%2.5%
Homes with broadband197.2%98.4%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.6%6.7%
Moved from another state11.5%2.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-0.910.2
Income of households moving in7$114,065$91,965
Income of households moving out7$127,772$80,444
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k822.317.3
Shops per 10k828.825.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.73.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k827.619.2
Child care centers per 10k82.42.3
Parks per 10k92.849.1
Playgrounds per 10k98.511.2
Grocery stores per 10k92.11.4
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k95.712.6
Libraries per 10k90.01.4
Named paths and bike trails93.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.20.1
Nearest National Park Service site1018.84.0
National Park Service sites within 60 miles102340
National Register listings11873
Schools
Public schools128469
Public school students1251,27648,054
Students per teacher1210.516.4
Climate
July average high1386°F86°F
January average low1322°F24°F
Average temperature1353°F54°F
Annual precipitation1349.0 in44.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1490.974.2
Hurricane risk1483.579.3
Tornado risk1472.367.2
Wildfire risk1435.427.6
Heat wave risk1488.085.1
Median air quality index155341
Good air days1542.2%85.7%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Bradley Gardens $106,800, Urbana $105,960 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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