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Encore at Monroe, NJ vs The Meadows, FL

Encore at Monroe

New Jersey

vs

The Meadows

Florida

Across 28 directional measures we can compare, Encore at Monroe leads on 15 and The Meadows on 13. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 8% higher in Encore at Monroe, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,871$1,740
Encore at Monroe is 8% higher
Median household income
$76,511$69,774
Encore at Monroe is 10% higher
Median home value
$491,900$382,400
Encore at Monroe is 29% higher
FloridaNew JerseyThe Meadows, FLEncore at Monroe, NJEncore at MonroeThe MeadowsEncore at MonroeThe Meadows

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01The Meadows, FLComposite 37.4 / 100
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125682n/a620n/a

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MeasureEncore at MonroeThe MeadowsAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,871$1,740
Rent to income129.3%29.9%
Property tax rate11.8%0.8%
Home price to income16.4x5.5x
Prices vs US average2112.6102.4
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,623$2,188
HUD area median income4$154,800$109,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$9,020$2,938
Median home value1$491,900$382,400
Home prices, 1-year change56.1%-4.4%
Home prices, 5-year change562.2%52.1%
Homeownership1100.0%78.7%
Renters paying 30%+148.1%49.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,431$1,718
Vacant homes10.0%19.2%
Median year built120061986
Jobs and income
Median household income1$76,511$69,774
Income per person1$58,505$79,014
Unemployment10.0%3.7%
Average annual pay6$85,564$67,603
Pay growth, 1 year63.8%3.8%
Jobs6431,665194,499
Poverty rate18.6%11.9%
Mean commute131 min23 min
Works from home10.0%32.3%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population18725,492
Median age176.172.8
Bachelor's or higher148.0%52.7%
High school or higher197.1%97.1%
Household size11.91.6
Born abroad135.4%8.4%
No health insurance10.0%4.9%
Homes with broadband198.3%91.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year10.0%7.8%
Moved from another state10.0%4.7%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-7.713.3
Income of households moving in7$87,059$141,412
Income of households moving out7$95,604$86,689
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k820.522.2
Shops per 10k827.638.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k82.96.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k822.633.4
Child care centers per 10k82.31.4
Parks per 10k9n/a0.0
Playgrounds per 10k9n/a0.0
Grocery stores per 10k9n/a0.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9n/a0.0
Libraries per 10k9n/a0.0
Named paths and bike trails9n/a0.0
Transit stops per sq mi9n/a0.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a15.3
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a1
National Register listings1176104
Schools
Public schools1221363
Public school students12129,25545,253
Students per teacher1211.916.0
Climate
July average high1387°F92°F
January average low1324°F51°F
Average temperature1354°F74°F
Annual precipitation1347.7 in53.7 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1497.898.2
Hurricane risk1492.699.5
Tornado risk1494.592.5
Wildfire risk1479.793.3
Heat wave risk1496.589.8
Median air quality index153646
Good air days1581.5%64.7%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Encore at Monroe $74,840, The Meadows $69,600 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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