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Greenacres, FL vs McKee City, NJ

Greenacres

Florida

vs

McKee City

New Jersey

Across 38 directional measures we can compare, Greenacres leads on 11 and McKee City on 27. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 2% higher in McKee City, while median household income is higher in Greenacres.

Median gross rent
$1,756$1,799
Greenacres is 2% lower
Median household income
$70,491$68,133
Greenacres is 3% higher
Median home value
$291,000$218,100
Greenacres is 33% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $46,800 a year left in Greenacres and $47,100 in McKee City. Money goes further in McKee City, by about $300 a year.
  • A household earning Greenacres's median of $70,491 would need about $68,000 in McKee City to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 1.6 points a year in Greenacres, and rent outran pay by 2.6 points a year in McKee City.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew JerseyMcKee City, NJGreenacres, FLGreenacresMcKee CityGreenacresMcKee City

Which fits you?

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Your weights

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01McKee City, NJComposite 39.3 / 100
23
362243n/a6349n/a
02Greenacres, FLComposite 35.3 / 100
15
23303757232278

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.

MeasureGreenacresMcKee CityAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,756$1,799
Rent to income129.9%31.7%
Property tax rate10.7%2.6%
Home price to income14.1x3.2x
Prices vs US average2114.298.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,349$1,899
HUD area median income4$107,600$97,500
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,159$5,695
Median home value1$291,000$218,100
Home prices, 1-year change51.2%7.8%
Home prices, 5-year change570.8%80.5%
Homeownership166.5%59.6%
Renters paying 30%+160.2%59.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,865$1,979
Vacant homes112.8%17.1%
Median year built119871998
Jobs and income
Median household income1$70,491$68,133
Income per person1$35,145$36,435
Unemployment16.7%8.8%
Average annual pay6$82,085$61,473
Pay growth, 1 year66.3%3.8%
Jobs6670,798125,225
Poverty rate114.8%10.2%
Mean commute130 min23 min
Works from home15.7%6.5%
Commutes by transit11.4%4.3%
People
Population144,37310,731
Population change since 202071.6%n/a
Median age139.139.8
Bachelor's or higher126.1%28.6%
High school or higher184.3%93.9%
Household size12.92.3
Born abroad143.3%7.7%
No health insurance119.5%7.0%
Homes with broadband192.2%97.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.2%5.1%
Moved from another state11.8%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-1.1-2.8
Income of households moving in8$177,212$82,468
Income of households moving out8$98,618$78,418
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k920.826.4
Shops per 10k937.035.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.84.1
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k937.820.2
Child care centers per 10k91.92.1
Parks per 10k102.33.7
Playgrounds per 10k100.710.3
Grocery stores per 10k101.43.7
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.028.0
Libraries per 10k100.50.0
Named paths and bike trails100.01.6
Transit stops per sq mi100.50.6
Nearest National Park Service site1174.09.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1107
National Register listings127750
Founded or incorporated131926n/a
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14196n/a
Property crime per 100k14897n/a
Schools
Public schools151076
Public school students1511,22641,960
Students per teacher1516.510.8
Climate
July average high1691°F86°F
January average low1655°F25°F
Average temperature1675°F55°F
Annual precipitation1657.2 in46.8 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1799.293.0
Hurricane risk1799.995.8
Tornado risk1793.853.2
Wildfire risk1795.394.3
Heat wave risk1798.289.1
Median air quality index183936
Good air days1876.4%82.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Greenacres $70,240, McKee City $71,960 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. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 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
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. 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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