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Felida, WA vs Morganville, NJ

Felida

Washington

vs

Morganville

New Jersey

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Felida leads on 23 and Morganville on 10. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 11% higher in Morganville, while median household income is higher in Felida.

Median gross rent
$2,419$2,692
Felida is 10% lower
Median household income
$165,208$161,500
Felida is 2% higher
Median home value
$674,000$681,800
Felida is 1% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $134,300 a year left in Felida and $122,800 in Morganville. Money goes further in Felida, by about $11,500 a year.
  • A household earning Felida's median of $165,208 would need about $173,500 in Morganville to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 0.6 points a year in Felida, and pay outran rent by 3.8 points a year in Morganville.

How these are calculated

New JerseyWashingtonMorganville, NJFelida, WAFelidaMorganvilleFelidaMorganville

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Your weights

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Felida, WAComposite 61.9 / 100
80
586884n/a6244n/a
02Morganville, NJComposite 51.5 / 100
55
466788n/a743n/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.

MeasureFelidaMorganvilleAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,419$2,692
Rent to income117.6%20.0%
Property tax rate10.9%n/a
Home price to income14.1x4.2x
Prices vs US average2105.4112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,878$2,283
HUD area median income4n/a$140,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$5,841$10,001
Median home value1$674,000$681,800
Home prices, 1-year change52.0%6.2%
Home prices, 5-year change542.5%64.2%
Homeownership195.7%88.2%
Renters paying 30%+150.6%41.1%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,652$3,993
Vacant homes14.1%0.0%
Median year built119971994
Jobs and income
Median household income1$165,208$161,500
Income per person1$77,089$81,421
Unemployment15.3%5.4%
Average annual pay6$75,483$74,435
Pay growth, 1 year63.8%5.5%
Jobs6182,798279,012
Poverty rate18.0%6.5%
Mean commute123 min35 min
Works from home128.3%21.1%
Commutes by transit11.0%7.9%
People
Population110,8415,902
Median age145.946.3
Bachelor's or higher154.0%59.8%
High school or higher198.5%95.2%
Household size12.82.5
Born abroad19.5%30.5%
No health insurance15.6%5.3%
Homes with broadband197.7%94.6%
Moving
Moved here in the past year11.8%4.5%
Moved from another state14.5%1.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people74.2-1.0
Income of households moving in7$91,671$132,507
Income of households moving out7$81,654$117,020
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k816.729.1
Shops per 10k820.739.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k83.57.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k817.235.0
Child care centers per 10k82.22.7
Parks per 10k922.120.3
Playgrounds per 10k920.33.4
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k98.33.4
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails92.15.4
Transit stops per sq mi96.91.3
Nearest National Park Service site106.713.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10122
National Register listings1145116
Schools
Public schools121494
Public school students1274,3661,861
Students per teacher1218.810.9
Climate
July average high1379°F86°F
January average low1335°F24°F
Average temperature1352°F54°F
Annual precipitation1366.9 in47.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1492.296.3
Hurricane risk14n/a93.1
Tornado risk1431.355.1
Wildfire risk1469.688.8
Heat wave risk1495.998.6
Median air quality index153336
Good air days1582.7%91.3%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Felida $96,760, Morganville $107,680 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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