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Friendship Heights Village, MD vs Greentree, NJ

Friendship Heights Village

Maryland

vs

Greentree

New Jersey

Across 35 directional measures we can compare, Friendship Heights Village leads on 17 and Greentree on 18. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 5% higher in Friendship Heights Village, while median household income is higher in Greentree.

Median gross rent
$2,289$2,176
Friendship Heights Village is 5% higher
Median household income
$119,384$145,823
Friendship Heights Village is 18% lower
Median home value
$484,300$438,400
Friendship Heights Village is 10% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $91,700 a year left in Friendship Heights Village and $119,300 in Greentree. Money goes further in Greentree, by about $27,500 a year.
  • A household earning Friendship Heights Village's median of $119,384 would need about $118,000 in Greentree to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 0.8 points a year in Friendship Heights Village, and rent outran pay by 0.5 points a year in Greentree.

How these are calculated

New JerseyMarylandGreentree, NJFriendship Heights Village, MDFriendship Heights VillageGreentreeFriendship Heights VillageGreentree

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Greentree, NJComposite 66.2 / 100
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Every measure

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MeasureFriendship Heights VillageGreentreeAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,289$2,176
Rent to income123.0%17.9%
Property tax rate11.0%n/a
Home price to income14.1x3.0x
Prices vs US average2108.9102.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,438$1,860
HUD area median income4$166,100$122,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,847$10,001
Median home value1$484,300$438,400
Home prices, 1-year change51.3%5.8%
Home prices, 5-year change535.1%74.2%
Homeownership138.6%80.0%
Renters paying 30%+138.8%52.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,342$2,967
Vacant homes112.8%5.9%
Median year built119721977
Jobs and income
Median household income1$119,384$145,823
Income per person1$91,357$69,715
Unemployment14.9%4.5%
Average annual pay6$96,368$70,945
Pay growth, 1 year62.0%2.7%
Jobs6456,358207,142
Poverty rate110.1%3.6%
Mean commute131 min31 min
Works from home132.1%30.5%
Commutes by transit127.5%3.9%
People
Population14,00211,537
Median age147.544.0
Bachelor's or higher176.9%71.4%
High school or higher198.4%97.4%
Household size11.52.6
Born abroad126.1%19.1%
No health insurance17.0%6.4%
Homes with broadband197.6%97.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year112.3%6.1%
Moved from another state18.0%2.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-10.3-0.7
Income of households moving in7$98,813$71,881
Income of households moving out7$103,255$75,629
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k818.120.0
Shops per 10k822.130.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.13.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k827.723.4
Child care centers per 10k83.22.4
Parks per 10k915.08.7
Playgrounds per 10k90.014.7
Grocery stores per 10k90.02.6
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.520.8
Libraries per 10k90.00.9
Named paths and bike trails90.01.2
Transit stops per sq mi9101.70.7
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a10.3
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a10
National Register listings1182100
Schools
Public schools12211155
Public school students12159,18182,072
Students per teacher1214.212.1
Climate
July average high1387°F87°F
January average low1325°F25°F
Average temperature1355°F55°F
Annual precipitation1344.6 in46.9 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1491.793.2
Hurricane risk1491.888.5
Tornado risk1478.784.8
Wildfire risk1425.186.3
Heat wave risk1497.097.0
Median air quality index153944
Good air days1583.1%65.6%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Friendship Heights Village $91,560, Greentree $87,040 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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