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Leisure Village West, NJ vs Micco, FL

Leisure Village West

New Jersey

vs

Micco

Florida

Across 35 directional measures we can compare, Leisure Village West leads on 16 and Micco on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 4% higher in Micco, while median household income is higher in Leisure Village West.

Median gross rent
$1,379$1,430
Leisure Village West is 4% lower
Median household income
$52,500$45,794
Leisure Village West is 15% higher
Median home value
$222,600$172,600
Leisure Village West is 29% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $34,200 a year left in Leisure Village West and $29,300 in Micco. Money goes further in Leisure Village West, by about $4,800 a year.
  • A household earning Leisure Village West's median of $52,500 would need about $50,500 in Micco to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 0.3 points a year in Leisure Village West, and rent outran pay by 8.4 points a year in Micco.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew JerseyMicco, FLLeisure Village West, NJLeisure Village WestMiccoLeisure Village WestMicco

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Micco, FLComposite 32.2 / 100
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264013n/a5428n/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 Village WestMiccoAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,379$1,430
Rent to income131.5%37.5%
Property tax rate11.4%1.0%
Home price to income14.2x3.8x
Prices vs US average2112.6100.0
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,283$1,779
HUD area median income4$140,600$97,000
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,207$1,725
Median home value1$222,600$172,600
Home prices, 1-year change56.0%-0.8%
Home prices, 5-year change573.4%54.2%
Homeownership187.7%91.9%
Renters paying 30%+158.3%69.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,522$1,321
Vacant homes110.0%24.6%
Median year built119781987
Jobs and income
Median household income1$52,500$45,794
Income per person1$46,322$35,662
Unemployment111.2%3.8%
Average annual pay6$58,848$70,833
Pay growth, 1 year62.4%4.1%
Jobs6192,715243,568
Poverty rate13.5%11.7%
Mean commute132 min24 min
Works from home17.5%13.1%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population13,9698,896
Median age171.668.2
Bachelor's or higher120.2%16.9%
High school or higher194.7%90.9%
Household size11.51.7
Born abroad110.2%5.7%
No health insurance14.1%6.1%
Homes with broadband182.6%90.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year18.1%6.2%
Moved from another state11.2%4.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people71.920.3
Income of households moving in7$99,173$80,978
Income of households moving out7$87,578$68,374
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k819.319.0
Shops per 10k831.432.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.43.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k822.223.1
Child care centers per 10k82.01.5
Parks per 10k90.05.6
Playgrounds per 10k90.02.3
Grocery stores per 10k90.01.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.04.5
Libraries per 10k90.03.4
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.80.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a64.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a0
National Register listings113744
Schools
Public schools12115109
Public school students1265,53673,577
Students per teacher1211.816.3
Climate
July average high1386°F90°F
January average low1325°F52°F
Average temperature1354°F73°F
Annual precipitation1347.3 in51.5 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1496.298.4
Hurricane risk1493.299.7
Tornado risk1447.295.3
Wildfire risk1495.297.2
Heat wave risk1495.785.5
Median air quality index153938
Good air days1578.8%91.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Leisure Village West $55,160, Micco $57,200 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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