CitytisticsShortlist

Crestwood Village, NJ vs Leisure Village West, NJ

Crestwood Village

New Jersey

vs

Leisure Village West

New Jersey

Across 19 directional measures we can compare, Crestwood Village leads on 8 and Leisure Village West on 11. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 20% higher in Leisure Village West, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,146$1,379
Crestwood Village is 17% lower
Median household income
$38,091$52,500
Crestwood Village is 27% lower
Median home value
$96,500$222,600
Crestwood Village is 57% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $23,100 a year left in Crestwood Village and $34,200 in Leisure Village West. Money goes further in Leisure Village West, by about $11,000 a year.
  • A household earning Crestwood Village's median of $38,091 would need about $41,000 in Leisure Village West to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 2.8 points a year in Crestwood Village, and rent outran pay by 0.3 points a year in Leisure Village West.

How these are calculated

New JerseyLeisure Village West, NJCrestwood Village, NJCrestwood VillageCrestwood Village

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Crestwood Village, NJComposite 16.1 / 100
0
45216n/a73n/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.

MeasureCrestwood VillageLeisure Village WestAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,146$1,379
Rent to income136.1%31.5%
Property tax rate11.7%1.4%
Home price to income12.5x4.2x
Prices vs US average2112.6112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,283$2,283
HUD area median income4$140,600$140,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,631$3,207
Median home value1$96,500$222,600
Home prices, 1-year change56.0%6.0%
Home prices, 5-year change573.4%73.4%
Homeownership190.7%87.7%
Renters paying 30%+131.4%58.3%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,241$1,522
Vacant homes115.9%10.0%
Median year built119761978
Jobs and income
Median household income1$38,091$52,500
Income per person1$36,114$46,322
Unemployment112.3%11.2%
Average annual pay6$58,848$58,848
Pay growth, 1 year62.4%2.4%
Jobs6192,715192,715
Poverty rate112.3%3.5%
Mean commute135 min32 min
Works from home111.6%7.5%
Commutes by transit10.9%0.0%
People
Population17,8303,969
Median age172.371.6
Bachelor's or higher117.9%20.2%
High school or higher192.8%94.7%
Household size11.41.5
Born abroad110.2%10.2%
No health insurance14.1%4.1%
Homes with broadband181.5%82.6%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.8%8.1%
Moved from another state13.3%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people71.91.9
Income of households moving in7$99,173$99,173
Income of households moving out7$87,578$87,578
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k819.319.3
Shops per 10k831.431.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.44.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k822.222.2
Child care centers per 10k82.02.0
Parks per 10k93.80.0
Playgrounds per 10k92.50.0
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.00.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.8
Nearest National Park Service site1035.4n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020n/a
National Register listings113737
Schools
Public schools12115115
Public school students1265,53665,536
Students per teacher1211.811.8
Climate
July average high1386°F86°F
January average low1325°F25°F
Average temperature1354°F54°F
Annual precipitation1347.3 in47.3 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1496.296.2
Hurricane risk1493.293.2
Tornado risk1447.247.2
Wildfire risk1495.295.2
Heat wave risk1495.795.7
Median air quality index153939
Good air days1578.8%78.8%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Crestwood Village $45,840, Leisure Village West $55,160 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.

Keep comparing

Other places people weigh against these two, and each one in full.