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Leisure Knoll, NJ vs Rotonda, FL

Leisure Knoll

New Jersey

vs

Rotonda

Florida

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Leisure Knoll leads on 14 and Rotonda on 18. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 48% higher in Leisure Knoll, while median household income is higher in Rotonda.

Median gross rent
$1,710$1,155
Leisure Knoll is 48% higher
Median household income
$64,718$74,573
Leisure Knoll is 13% lower
Median home value
$313,700$389,400
Leisure Knoll is 19% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $42,000 a year left in Leisure Knoll and $62,000 in Rotonda. Money goes further in Rotonda, by about $20,000 a year.
  • A household earning Leisure Knoll's median of $64,718 would need about $55,000 in Rotonda to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 7.4 points a year in Leisure Knoll, and pay outran rent by 5.0 points a year in Rotonda.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew JerseyRotonda, FLLeisure Knoll, NJLeisure KnollRotondaLeisure KnollRotonda

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01Rotonda, FLComposite 35.1 / 100
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434256n/a370n/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.

MeasureLeisure KnollRotondaAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,710$1,155
Rent to income131.7%18.6%
Property tax rate11.3%0.8%
Home price to income14.8x5.2x
Prices vs US average2112.6100.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,283$1,575
HUD area median income4$140,600$97,500
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,124$3,154
Median home value1$313,700$389,400
Home prices, 1-year change56.0%-7.4%
Home prices, 5-year change573.4%46.2%
Homeownership194.8%86.2%
Renters paying 30%+158.3%62.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,576$1,940
Vacant homes117.7%34.4%
Median year built119811998
Jobs and income
Median household income1$64,718$74,573
Income per person1$43,012$48,160
Unemployment15.5%5.4%
Average annual pay6$58,848$55,186
Pay growth, 1 year62.4%2.0%
Jobs6192,71557,200
Poverty rate110.5%5.7%
Mean commute133 min27 min
Works from home112.5%23.6%
Commutes by transit10.9%n/a
People
Population12,66810,352
Median age169.868.2
Bachelor's or higher123.9%35.0%
High school or higher192.3%97.7%
Household size11.71.9
Born abroad114.1%7.5%
No health insurance14.1%6.4%
Homes with broadband187.4%93.6%
Moving
Moved here in the past year18.2%6.6%
Moved from another state11.2%4.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people71.924.5
Income of households moving in7$99,173$97,123
Income of households moving out7$87,578$70,279
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k819.314.7
Shops per 10k831.429.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.43.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k822.222.2
Child care centers per 10k82.01.0
Parks per 10k97.50.0
Playgrounds per 10k90.01.9
Grocery stores per 10k93.80.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k911.20.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi91.10.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a49.6
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a1
National Register listings113717
Schools
Public schools1211525
Public school students1265,53616,997
Students per teacher1211.817.2
Climate
July average high1386°F92°F
January average low1325°F51°F
Average temperature1354°F74°F
Annual precipitation1347.3 in52.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1496.295.2
Hurricane risk1493.299.0
Tornado risk1447.262.6
Wildfire risk1495.292.5
Heat wave risk1495.775.1
Median air quality index1539n/a
Good air days1578.8%n/a

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Leisure Knoll $68,400, Rotonda $46,200 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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