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Crandon Lakes, NJ vs Village Green-Green Ridge, PA

Crandon Lakes

New Jersey

vs

Village Green-Green Ridge

Pennsylvania

Across 35 directional measures we can compare, Crandon Lakes leads on 18 and Village Green-Green Ridge on 17. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 2% higher in Crandon Lakes, while median household income is higher in Village Green-Green Ridge.

Median gross rent
$1,380$1,356
Crandon Lakes is 2% higher
Median household income
$94,167$96,711
Crandon Lakes is 3% lower
Median home value
$284,300$325,800
Crandon Lakes is 13% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $73,800 a year left in Crandon Lakes and $80,100 in Village Green-Green Ridge. Money goes further in Village Green-Green Ridge, by about $6,300 a year.
  • A household earning Crandon Lakes's median of $94,167 would need about $90,500 in Village Green-Green Ridge to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2022 surveys, rent and pay rose at about the same pace in Crandon Lakes, and rent outran pay by 2.6 points a year in Village Green-Green Ridge.

How these are calculated

New JerseyPennsylvaniaVillage Green-Green Ridge, PACrandon Lakes, NJCrandon LakesCrandon Lakes

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01Village Green-Green Ridge, PAComposite 52.3 / 100
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Every measure

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MeasureCrandon LakesVillage Green-Green RidgeAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,380$1,356
Rent to income117.6%16.8%
Property tax rate12.5%1.7%
Home price to income13.0x3.4x
Prices vs US average2112.6102.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,233$1,860
HUD area median income4$138,400$122,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$7,070$5,568
Median home value1$284,300$325,800
Home prices, 1-year change56.6%4.7%
Home prices, 5-year change566.4%52.9%
Homeownership198.1%90.9%
Renters paying 30%+10.0%53.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,030$2,288
Vacant homes18.1%5.6%
Median year built119661962
Jobs and income
Median household income1$94,167$96,711
Income per person1$41,355$41,865
Unemployment15.1%6.3%
Average annual pay6$60,544$74,852
Pay growth, 1 year63.2%2.3%
Jobs638,705219,222
Poverty rate15.5%6.4%
Mean commute134 min27 min
Works from home110.3%12.6%
Commutes by transit10.9%0.0%
People
Population11,2939,073
Median age143.442.3
Bachelor's or higher131.1%31.4%
High school or higher196.2%96.0%
Household size12.72.6
Born abroad18.8%4.1%
No health insurance13.8%4.6%
Homes with broadband196.5%95.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.0%5.0%
Moved from another state11.5%0.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people74.9-4.1
Income of households moving in7$83,706$97,243
Income of households moving out7$81,058$91,137
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k818.119.4
Shops per 10k827.626.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.34.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k818.019.7
Child care centers per 10k82.23.5
Parks per 10k946.417.6
Playgrounds per 10k90.06.6
Grocery stores per 10k90.02.2
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.015.4
Libraries per 10k90.02.2
Named paths and bike trails90.60.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a14.9
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a10
National Register listings1139101
Schools
Public schools1246110
Public school students1219,57974,663
Students per teacher1210.713.5
Climate
July average high1383°F87°F
January average low1318°F25°F
Average temperature1350°F55°F
Annual precipitation1347.5 in47.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1477.592.9
Hurricane risk1471.588.1
Tornado risk1444.192.5
Wildfire risk1436.727.7
Heat wave risk1459.897.6
Median air quality index155344
Good air days1542.2%65.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Crandon Lakes $55,200, Village Green-Green Ridge $54,240 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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