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Eagle Point, AL vs Kendall Park, NJ

Eagle Point

Alabama

vs

Kendall Park

New Jersey

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Eagle Point leads on 18 and Kendall Park on 14. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 18% higher in Eagle Point, while median household income is higher in Kendall Park.

Median gross rent
$2,269$1,928
Eagle Point is 18% higher
Median household income
$151,842$165,958
Eagle Point is 9% lower
Median home value
$493,800$590,300
Eagle Point is 16% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $130,200 a year left in Eagle Point and $135,800 in Kendall Park. Money goes further in Kendall Park, by about $5,600 a year.
  • A household earning Eagle Point's median of $151,842 would need about $160,000 in Kendall Park to keep the same money after rent and local prices.

How these are calculated

AlabamaNew JerseyKendall Park, NJEagle Point, ALEagle PointKendall ParkEagle PointKendall Park

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Kendall Park, NJComposite 55.1 / 100
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755889n/a1727n/a

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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.

MeasureEagle PointKendall ParkAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,269$1,928
Rent to income117.9%13.9%
Property tax rate10.4%n/a
Home price to income13.3x3.6x
Prices vs US average291.6112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,375$2,623
HUD area median income4$104,100$154,800
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,971$10,001
Median home value1$493,800$590,300
Home prices, 1-year change54.0%6.1%
Home prices, 5-year change548.3%62.2%
Homeownership194.3%84.9%
Renters paying 30%+147.1%47.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,250$3,510
Vacant homes15.6%3.2%
Median year built120021971
Jobs and income
Median household income1$151,842$165,958
Income per person1$59,722$68,076
Unemployment12.9%6.8%
Average annual pay6$69,505$85,564
Pay growth, 1 year64.1%3.8%
Jobs684,778431,665
Poverty rate17.2%4.2%
Mean commute128 min31 min
Works from home122.5%20.9%
Commutes by transit10.0%5.2%
People
Population13,11010,011
Median age144.544.3
Bachelor's or higher161.5%61.1%
High school or higher198.5%96.1%
Household size12.92.9
Born abroad15.4%28.8%
No health insurance16.4%4.5%
Homes with broadband198.9%97.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.4%5.9%
Moved from another state11.9%2.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people78.8-7.7
Income of households moving in7$75,718$87,059
Income of households moving out7$78,680$95,604
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k818.120.5
Shops per 10k830.827.6
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.02.9
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k819.022.6
Child care centers per 10k81.72.3
Parks per 10k90.04.0
Playgrounds per 10k90.05.0
Grocery stores per 10k90.03.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.05.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.3
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a24.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a23
National Register listings111376
Schools
Public schools12484
Public school students1235,1201,732
Students per teacher1216.111.6
Climate
July average high1391°F87°F
January average low1333°F24°F
Average temperature1363°F54°F
Annual precipitation1356.2 in47.7 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1490.397.8
Hurricane risk1466.092.6
Tornado risk1498.394.5
Wildfire risk1474.379.7
Heat wave risk1488.696.5
Median air quality index153636
Good air days1591.4%81.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Eagle Point $90,760, Kendall Park $77,120 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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