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Englewood, NJ vs Sleepy Hollow, NY

Englewood

New Jersey

vs

Sleepy Hollow

New York

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Englewood leads on 12 and Sleepy Hollow on 24. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 3% higher in Englewood, while median household income is higher in Sleepy Hollow.

Median gross rent
$1,977$1,924
Englewood is 3% higher
Median household income
$102,571$104,313
Englewood is 2% lower
Median home value
$544,100$746,800
Englewood is 27% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $75,000 a year left in Englewood and $77,200 in Sleepy Hollow. Money goes further in Sleepy Hollow, by about $2,300 a year.
  • A household earning Englewood's median of $102,571 would need about $102,000 in Sleepy Hollow to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.5 points a year in Englewood, and pay outran rent by 4.5 points a year in Sleepy Hollow.

How these are calculated

New JerseyNew YorkSleepy Hollow, NYEnglewood, NJEnglewoodEnglewood

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 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Sleepy Hollow, NYComposite 57.4 / 100Low crime coverage
70
225570100215298
02Englewood, NJComposite 40.6 / 100
26
26427552193738

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.

MeasureEnglewoodSleepy HollowAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,977$1,924
Rent to income123.1%22.1%
Home price to income15.3x7.2x
Prices vs US average2112.6112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,282$2,971
HUD area median income4$139,100$164,200
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001$10,001
Median home value1$544,100$746,800
Home prices, 1-year change56.8%5.7%
Home prices, 5-year change552.0%41.8%
Homeownership154.5%31.9%
Renters paying 30%+159.0%52.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,464$4,001
Vacant homes15.2%5.5%
Median year built119591947
Jobs and income
Median household income1$102,571$104,313
Income per person1$59,017$64,890
Unemployment17.8%5.5%
Average annual pay6$83,431$95,012
Pay growth, 1 year63.5%0.7%
Jobs6437,006433,070
Poverty rate19.2%8.7%
Mean commute131 min30 min
Works from home117.5%20.6%
Commutes by transit111.9%15.3%
People
Population129,63810,887
Population change since 202072.5%15.0%
Median age141.541.9
Bachelor's or higher146.5%43.1%
High school or higher191.4%75.3%
Household size12.62.6
Born abroad136.4%40.5%
No health insurance16.1%4.5%
Homes with broadband192.6%94.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.7%3.3%
Moved from another state12.9%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-1.8-6.4
Income of households moving in8$115,305$145,007
Income of households moving out8$114,026$135,356
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k928.426.3
Shops per 10k936.333.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k95.17.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k935.725.1
Child care centers per 10k93.34.3
Parks per 10k105.420.2
Playgrounds per 10k102.015.6
Grocery stores per 10k100.71.8
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k102.74.6
Libraries per 10k100.30.0
Named paths and bike trails106.315.9
Transit stops per sq mi101.81.8
Nearest National Park Service site115.114.1
National Park Service sites within 60 miles112023
National Register listings1286
Safety
Violent crime per 100k132300
Property crime per 100k13986n/a
Schools
Public schools1463
Public school students143,1531,570
Students per teacher1411.211.1
Climate
July average high1586°F85°F
January average low1522°F21°F
Average temperature1553°F52°F
Annual precipitation1548.1 in48.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1697.896.2
Hurricane risk1692.893.6
Tornado risk1692.372.7
Wildfire risk1621.756.6
Heat wave risk1696.896.2
Median air quality index174038
Good air days1771.1%82.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Englewood $79,080, Sleepy Hollow $76,960 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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