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Leisure Village, NJ vs White Oak, PA

Leisure Village

New Jersey

vs

White Oak

Pennsylvania

Across 38 directional measures we can compare, Leisure Village leads on 13 and White Oak on 25. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 70% higher in Leisure Village, while median household income is higher in White Oak.

Median gross rent
$1,700$1,000
Leisure Village is 70% higher
Median household income
$44,542$59,452
Leisure Village is 25% lower
Median home value
$145,800$162,200
Leisure Village is 10% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $23,000 a year left in Leisure Village and $47,800 in White Oak. Money goes further in White Oak, by about $24,800 a year.
  • A household earning Leisure Village's median of $44,542 would need about $35,000 in White Oak to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 5.7 points a year in Leisure Village, and rent outran pay by 4.4 points a year in White Oak.

How these are calculated

New JerseyPennsylvaniaWhite Oak, PALeisure Village, NJWhite OakWhite Oak

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01White Oak, PAComposite 49.4 / 100
49
6821437632600
02Leisure Village, NJComposite 22.6 / 100
2
332237n/a136n/a

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.

MeasureLeisure VillageWhite OakAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,700$1,000
Rent to income145.8%20.2%
Property tax rate11.3%1.5%
Home price to income13.3x2.7x
Prices vs US average2112.694.7
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,283$1,389
HUD area median income4$140,600$110,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,857$2,463
Median home value1$145,800$162,200
Home prices, 1-year change56.0%3.2%
Home prices, 5-year change573.4%40.0%
Homeownership165.4%66.2%
Renters paying 30%+180.2%53.2%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,275$1,316
Vacant homes119.0%10.1%
Median year built119681955
Jobs and income
Median household income1$44,542$59,452
Income per person1$25,210$39,800
Unemployment15.5%7.0%
Average annual pay6$58,848$81,253
Pay growth, 1 year62.4%3.8%
Jobs6192,715670,169
Poverty rate142.2%9.8%
Mean commute132 min28 min
Works from home112.5%22.4%
Commutes by transit10.0%5.4%
People
Population15,7517,468
Population change since 20207n/a-4.7%
Median age157.655.0
Bachelor's or higher126.1%28.8%
High school or higher190.1%96.5%
Household size12.21.9
Born abroad119.7%6.6%
No health insurance14.1%3.8%
Homes with broadband178.3%83.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.6%1.1%
Moved from another state11.2%0.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people81.9-7.1
Income of households moving in8$99,173$72,810
Income of households moving out8$87,578$90,895
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k919.326.2
Shops per 10k931.432.1
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k94.45.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k922.226.5
Child care centers per 10k92.03.2
Parks per 10k100.01.3
Playgrounds per 10k100.013.4
Grocery stores per 10k100.02.7
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k107.09.4
Libraries per 10k100.02.7
Named paths and bike trails100.028.7
Transit stops per sq mi100.01.2
Nearest National Park Service site1130.038.1
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11214
National Register listings1237275
Founded or incorporated13n/a1778
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a69
Property crime per 100k14n/a824
Schools
Public schools15115276
Public school students1565,536141,392
Students per teacher1511.813.1
Climate
July average high1686°F84°F
January average low1625°F21°F
Average temperature1654°F52°F
Annual precipitation1647.3 in41.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1796.298.1
Hurricane risk1793.275.9
Tornado risk1747.291.2
Wildfire risk1795.260.4
Heat wave risk1795.794.3
Median air quality index183952
Good air days1878.8%46.0%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Leisure Village $68,000, White Oak $40,000 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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