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Bull Run Mountain Estates, VA vs Glen Rock, NJ

Bull Run Mountain Estates

Virginia

vs

Glen Rock

New Jersey

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Bull Run Mountain Estates leads on 20 and Glen Rock on 14. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 7% higher in Bull Run Mountain Estates, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,067$1,930
Bull Run Mountain Estates is 7% higher
Median household income
$250,001$215,096
Bull Run Mountain Estates is 16% higher
Median home value
$623,800$856,900
Bull Run Mountain Estates is 27% lower
New JerseyVirginiaGlen Rock, NJBull Run Mountain Estates, VABull Run Mountain EstatesGlen RockBull Run Mountain EstatesGlen Rock

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01Glen Rock, NJComposite 65.9 / 100
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MeasureBull Run Mountain EstatesGlen RockAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,067$1,930
Rent to income19.9%10.8%
Property tax rate10.8%n/a
Home price to income12.5x4.0x
Prices vs US average2108.9112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,438$2,282
HUD area median income4n/a$139,100
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,935$10,001
Median home value1$623,800$856,900
Home prices, 1-year change52.9%6.8%
Home prices, 5-year change547.4%52.0%
Homeownership1100.0%90.2%
Renters paying 30%+150.9%56.3%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,808$4,001
Vacant homes10.0%3.9%
Median year built119781952
Jobs and income
Median household income1$250,001$215,096
Income per person1$66,270$83,336
Unemployment10.0%5.8%
Average annual pay6$65,975$83,431
Pay growth, 1 year62.4%3.5%
Jobs6146,171437,006
Poverty rate16.2%6.8%
Mean commute133 min37 min
Works from home144.3%33.2%
Commutes by transit10.0%17.0%
People
Population11,82712,154
Population change since 20207n/a1.3%
Median age136.339.7
Bachelor's or higher165.7%73.1%
High school or higher1100.0%97.2%
Household size13.63.3
Born abroad126.3%17.2%
No health insurance110.0%1.9%
Homes with broadband196.4%95.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.9%10.2%
Moved from another state10.0%1.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-6.0-1.8
Income of households moving in8$76,713$115,305
Income of households moving out8$80,869$114,026
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k915.728.4
Shops per 10k924.136.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k93.05.1
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k915.835.7
Child care centers per 10k92.13.3
Parks per 10k100.011.5
Playgrounds per 10k100.023.0
Grocery stores per 10k100.04.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.07.4
Libraries per 10k100.01.6
Named paths and bike trails100.04.2
Transit stops per sq mi100.03.3
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a4.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a23
National Register listings12524
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a32
Property crime per 100k13n/a621
Schools
Public schools141016
Public school students1489,5912,531
Students per teacher1415.911.6
Climate
July average high1588°F86°F
January average low1526°F22°F
Average temperature1556°F53°F
Annual precipitation1542.1 in48.1 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1683.297.8
Hurricane risk1683.092.8
Tornado risk1676.592.3
Wildfire risk1618.221.7
Heat wave risk1693.496.8
Median air quality index173540
Good air days1795.6%71.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Bull Run Mountain Estates $82,680, Glen Rock $77,200 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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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