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Great Falls Crossing, VA vs Neshanic Station, NJ

Great Falls Crossing

Virginia

vs

Neshanic Station

New Jersey

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Great Falls Crossing leads on 16 and Neshanic Station on 16. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 6% higher in Great Falls Crossing, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,276$2,144
Great Falls Crossing is 6% higher
Median household income
$250,001$221,395
Great Falls Crossing is 13% higher
Median home value
$989,100$770,300
Great Falls Crossing is 28% higher
New JerseyVirginiaNeshanic Station, NJGreat Falls Crossing, VAGreat Falls CrossingNeshanic StationGreat Falls CrossingNeshanic Station

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01Neshanic Station, NJComposite 63.5 / 100
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797898n/a1235n/a

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MeasureGreat Falls CrossingNeshanic StationAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,276$2,144
Rent to income110.9%11.6%
Home price to income14.0x3.5x
Prices vs US average2108.9112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,438$2,623
HUD area median income4n/a$154,800
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001$10,001
Median home value1$989,100$770,300
Home prices, 1-year change52.1%6.3%
Home prices, 5-year change535.3%54.2%
Homeownership198.2%72.1%
Renters paying 30%+10.0%40.1%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,452$4,001
Vacant homes10.0%2.4%
Median year built119931988
Jobs and income
Median household income1$250,001$221,395
Income per person1$110,948$74,796
Unemployment14.2%4.6%
Average annual pay6$115,004$76,157
Pay growth, 1 year60.8%1.4%
Jobs6634,63847,458
Poverty rate15.9%4.0%
Mean commute134 min33 min
Works from home164.0%16.5%
Commutes by transit14.7%1.4%
People
Population11,4145,640
Median age153.648.5
Bachelor's or higher185.4%78.3%
High school or higher1100.0%97.4%
Household size12.82.9
Born abroad135.3%16.3%
No health insurance10.0%2.8%
Homes with broadband1100.0%97.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year17.4%10.1%
Moved from another state13.2%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-9.12.2
Income of households moving in7$105,657$109,351
Income of households moving out7$112,552$117,707
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k821.422.2
Shops per 10k821.431.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.16.7
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k826.620.5
Child care centers per 10k83.22.4
Parks per 10k90.010.6
Playgrounds per 10k928.317.7
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.01.8
Libraries per 10k90.01.8
Named paths and bike trails90.02.0
Transit stops per sq mi91.70.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a17.4
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a24
National Register listings1166102
Schools
Public schools122221
Public school students12174,475617
Students per teacher1213.89.2
Climate
July average high1388°F85°F
January average low1326°F21°F
Average temperature1356°F52°F
Annual precipitation1343.2 in49.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1494.778.7
Hurricane risk1493.074.7
Tornado risk1454.551.4
Wildfire risk1434.026.3
Heat wave risk1497.172.1
Median air quality index154241
Good air days1577.8%74.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Great Falls Crossing $91,040, Neshanic Station $85,760 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

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