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Green Village, NJ vs Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Green Village

New Jersey

vs

Palm Beach Gardens

Florida

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Green Village leads on 17 and Palm Beach Gardens on 17. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 15% higher in Green Village, while median household income is higher in Palm Beach Gardens.

Median gross rent
$2,782$2,417
Green Village is 15% higher
Median household income
$88,977$106,947
Green Village is 17% lower
Median home value
$823,900$606,100
Green Village is 36% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $52,900 a year left in Green Village and $73,800 in Palm Beach Gardens. Money goes further in Palm Beach Gardens, by about $20,900 a year.
  • A household earning Green Village's median of $88,977 would need about $85,000 in Palm Beach Gardens to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 16.1 points a year in Green Village, and rent outran pay by 3.2 points a year in Palm Beach Gardens.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew JerseyPalm Beach Gardens, FLGreen Village, NJGreen VillagePalm Beach GardensGreen VillagePalm Beach Gardens

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Palm Beach Gardens, FLComposite 55.5 / 100
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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.

MeasureGreen VillagePalm Beach GardensAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,782$2,417
Rent to income137.5%27.1%
Property tax rate11.2%0.9%
Home price to income19.3x5.7x
Prices vs US average2112.6114.2
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,233$2,349
HUD area median income4$138,400$107,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$9,694$5,772
Median home value1$823,900$606,100
Home prices, 1-year change55.9%1.2%
Home prices, 5-year change552.9%70.8%
Homeownership149.7%73.0%
Renters paying 30%+178.6%56.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,816$2,737
Vacant homes13.1%13.1%
Median year built119731995
Jobs and income
Median household income1$88,977$106,947
Income per person1$64,349$83,250
Unemployment15.2%3.9%
Average annual pay6$104,045$82,085
Pay growth, 1 year62.8%6.3%
Jobs6301,376670,798
Poverty rate14.9%7.2%
Mean commute123 min23 min
Works from home121.8%19.9%
Commutes by transit10.0%1.5%
People
Population11,13060,959
Population change since 20207n/a8.0%
Median age156.351.8
Bachelor's or higher160.1%57.4%
High school or higher197.3%97.2%
Household size12.02.2
Born abroad125.1%14.2%
No health insurance14.7%7.0%
Homes with broadband187.8%95.4%
Moving
Moved here in the past year10.0%6.3%
Moved from another state10.0%3.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-1.7-1.1
Income of households moving in8$134,692$177,212
Income of households moving out8$132,441$98,618
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k926.220.8
Shops per 10k931.737.0
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.06.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k926.737.8
Child care centers per 10k93.01.9
Parks per 10k1017.76.2
Playgrounds per 10k100.03.4
Grocery stores per 10k108.81.8
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1044.36.1
Libraries per 10k100.00.3
Named paths and bike trails102.721.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.2
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a82.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a0
National Register listings1216177
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a72
Property crime per 100k13n/a1,138
Schools
Public schools1415413
Public school students1472,2399,151
Students per teacher1410.714.3
Climate
July average high1584°F91°F
January average low1520°F55°F
Average temperature1551°F75°F
Annual precipitation1550.0 in57.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1692.999.2
Hurricane risk1685.299.9
Tornado risk1679.993.8
Wildfire risk1630.095.3
Heat wave risk1689.298.2
Median air quality index173939
Good air days1784.4%76.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Green Village $111,280, Palm Beach Gardens $96,680 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. 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); 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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