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Fairfield Glade, TN vs Leisure Village West, NJ

Fairfield Glade

Tennessee

vs

Leisure Village West

New Jersey

Across 30 directional measures we can compare, Fairfield Glade leads on 23 and Leisure Village West on 7. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 5% higher in Leisure Village West, while median household income is higher in Fairfield Glade.

Median gross rent
$1,310$1,379
Fairfield Glade is 5% lower
Median household income
$71,682$52,500
Fairfield Glade is 37% higher
Median home value
$356,800$222,600
Fairfield Glade is 60% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.7 points a year in Fairfield Glade, and rent outran pay by 0.3 points a year in Leisure Village West.

How these are calculated

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Fairfield Glade, TNComposite 46.4 / 100
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324359n/a8635n/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.

MeasureFairfield GladeLeisure Village WestAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,310$1,379
Rent to income121.9%31.5%
Property tax rate10.3%1.4%
Home price to income15.0x4.2x
Prices vs US average2n/a112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,039$2,283
HUD area median income4n/a$140,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,017$3,207
Median home value1$356,800$222,600
Home prices, 1-year change56.0%6.0%
Home prices, 5-year change578.9%73.4%
Homeownership189.1%87.7%
Renters paying 30%+134.7%58.3%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,432$1,522
Vacant homes111.7%10.0%
Median year built119971978
Jobs and income
Median household income1$71,682$52,500
Income per person1$43,387$46,322
Unemployment15.1%11.2%
Average annual pay6$48,333$58,848
Pay growth, 1 year65.8%2.4%
Jobs619,249192,715
Poverty rate17.2%3.5%
Mean commute119 min32 min
Works from home125.4%7.5%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population19,4873,969
Median age171.171.6
Bachelor's or higher136.4%20.2%
High school or higher198.0%94.7%
Household size11.91.5
Born abroad12.9%10.2%
No health insurance12.5%4.1%
Homes with broadband193.3%82.6%
Moving
Moved here in the past year19.4%8.1%
Moved from another state17.4%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people720.11.9
Income of households moving in7$74,243$99,173
Income of households moving out7$50,782$87,578
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k814.619.3
Shops per 10k834.531.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k82.44.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k816.222.2
Child care centers per 10k81.32.0
Parks per 10k91.10.0
Playgrounds per 10k90.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k91.10.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k91.10.0
Libraries per 10k92.10.0
Named paths and bike trails913.50.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.8
Nearest National Park Service site1010.0n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles103n/a
National Register listings11937
Schools
Public schools1212115
Public school students126,97065,536
Students per teacher12n/a11.8
Climate
July average high1384°F86°F
January average low1327°F25°F
Average temperature1356°F54°F
Annual precipitation1359.2 in47.3 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1467.296.2
Hurricane risk1451.493.2
Tornado risk1486.147.2
Wildfire risk1472.595.2
Heat wave risk140.095.7
Median air quality index15n/a39
Good air days15n/a78.8%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Fairfield Glade $52,400, 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.

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