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Leisuretowne, NJ vs Timber Pines, FL

Leisuretowne

New Jersey

vs

Timber Pines

Florida

Across 30 directional measures we can compare, Leisuretowne leads on 11 and Timber Pines on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 16% higher in Leisuretowne, while median household income is higher in Timber Pines.

Median gross rent
$1,689$1,460
Leisuretowne is 16% higher
Median household income
$55,357$59,185
Leisuretowne is 6% lower
Median home value
$246,400$278,200
Leisuretowne is 11% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $35,000 a year left in Leisuretowne and $43,500 in Timber Pines. Money goes further in Timber Pines, by about $8,500 a year.
  • A household earning Leisuretowne's median of $55,357 would need about $51,000 in Timber Pines to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 7.6 points a year in Leisuretowne, and rent outran pay by 7.7 points a year in Timber Pines.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew JerseyTimber Pines, FLLeisuretowne, NJLeisuretowneTimber PinesLeisuretowneTimber Pines

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01Timber Pines, FLComposite 22.6 / 100
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171953n/a450n/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.

MeasureLeisuretowneTimber PinesAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,689$1,460
Rent to income136.6%29.6%
Property tax rate11.6%0.7%
Home price to income14.5x4.7x
Prices vs US average2102.5100.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,860$1,917
HUD area median income4$122,700$104,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,002$1,946
Median home value1$246,400$278,200
Home prices, 1-year change55.7%-0.6%
Home prices, 5-year change569.8%68.1%
Homeownership196.6%92.7%
Renters paying 30%+152.5%76.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,450$1,358
Vacant homes17.3%13.6%
Median year built119771991
Jobs and income
Median household income1$55,357$59,185
Income per person1$45,372$50,461
Unemployment115.5%7.4%
Average annual pay6$73,346$51,904
Pay growth, 1 year63.8%2.8%
Jobs6214,26750,575
Poverty rate19.1%11.5%
Mean commute128 min26 min
Works from home126.0%27.0%
Commutes by transit12.1%0.0%
People
Population13,5645,007
Median age172.474.8
Bachelor's or higher122.8%33.4%
High school or higher191.8%96.3%
Household size11.81.6
Born abroad111.0%8.1%
No health insurance13.9%2.0%
Homes with broadband190.1%91.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.8%8.5%
Moved from another state12.4%3.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people75.130.5
Income of households moving in7$76,228$61,429
Income of households moving out7$79,772$50,029
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k818.314.3
Shops per 10k828.125.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.33.2
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k820.822.2
Child care centers per 10k81.91.5
Parks per 10k90.00.0
Playgrounds per 10k90.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k90.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.00.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a65.4
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a0
National Register listings1110210
Schools
Public schools1213731
Public school students1268,89223,734
Students per teacher1211.617.7
Climate
July average high1387°F91°F
January average low1325°F47°F
Average temperature1355°F72°F
Annual precipitation1347.0 in52.0 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1493.688.0
Hurricane risk1488.896.1
Tornado risk1478.291.8
Wildfire risk1492.288.0
Heat wave risk1493.876.1
Median air quality index155350
Good air days1541.4%50.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Leisuretowne $67,560, Timber Pines $58,400 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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