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Lakes of the Four Seasons, IN vs Presidential Lakes Estates, NJ

Lakes of the Four Seasons

Indiana

vs

Presidential Lakes Estates

New Jersey

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Lakes of the Four Seasons leads on 15 and Presidential Lakes Estates on 17. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 6% higher in Presidential Lakes Estates, while median household income is higher in Lakes of the Four Seasons.

Median gross rent
$1,688$1,784
Lakes of the Four Seasons is 5% lower
Median household income
$121,750$114,348
Lakes of the Four Seasons is 6% higher
Median home value
$337,300$220,400
Lakes of the Four Seasons is 53% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $99,600 a year left in Lakes of the Four Seasons and $92,600 in Presidential Lakes Estates. Money goes further in Lakes of the Four Seasons, by about $7,000 a year.
  • A household earning Lakes of the Four Seasons's median of $121,750 would need about $121,500 in Presidential Lakes Estates to keep the same money after rent and local prices.

How these are calculated

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Lakes of the Four Seasons, INComposite 48.6 / 100
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825664n/a116n/a

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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.

MeasureLakes of the Four SeasonsPresidential Lakes EstatesAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,688$1,784
Rent to income116.6%18.7%
Property tax rate10.7%2.5%
Home price to income12.8x1.9x
Prices vs US average2103.6102.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,429$1,860
HUD area median income4$100,900$122,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,334$5,620
Median home value1$337,300$220,400
Home prices, 1-year change53.1%5.7%
Home prices, 5-year change547.7%69.8%
Homeownership197.1%90.6%
Renters paying 30%+152.3%0.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,718$1,424
Vacant homes10.0%0.0%
Median year built119821970
Jobs and income
Median household income1$121,750$114,348
Income per person1$47,233$37,846
Unemployment16.1%5.3%
Average annual pay6$62,399$73,346
Pay growth, 1 year62.0%3.8%
Jobs6191,579214,267
Poverty rate114.3%6.7%
Mean commute141 min29 min
Works from home110.2%16.7%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population17,4021,947
Median age141.641.7
Bachelor's or higher138.9%42.5%
High school or higher198.4%87.9%
Household size12.72.7
Born abroad17.3%0.0%
No health insurance16.6%13.8%
Homes with broadband199.0%94.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.4%6.8%
Moved from another state12.9%2.4%
Net movers per 1,000 people71.25.1
Income of households moving in7$56,733$76,228
Income of households moving out7$56,466$79,772
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k821.418.3
Shops per 10k830.428.1
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k82.94.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k821.420.8
Child care centers per 10k82.51.9
Parks per 10k918.90.0
Playgrounds per 10k924.325.7
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k92.70.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.4
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1017.6n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles102n/a
National Register listings1189102
Schools
Public schools12118137
Public school students1273,41968,892
Students per teacher1217.411.6
Climate
July average high1384°F87°F
January average low1317°F25°F
Average temperature1350°F55°F
Annual precipitation1339.2 in47.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1495.993.6
Hurricane risk1418.688.8
Tornado risk1499.178.2
Wildfire risk1466.192.2
Heat wave risk1492.893.8
Median air quality index155353
Good air days1541.6%41.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Lakes of the Four Seasons $67,520, Presidential Lakes Estates $71,360 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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