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Liberty Corner, NJ vs Pelham Manor, NY

Liberty Corner

New Jersey

vs

Pelham Manor

New York

Across 30 directional measures we can compare, Liberty Corner leads on 19 and Pelham Manor on 11. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 29% higher in Liberty Corner, while median household income is higher in Pelham Manor.

Median gross rent
$3,501$2,705
Liberty Corner is 29% higher
Median household income
$241,480$250,001
Liberty Corner is 3% lower
Median home value
$1,187,500$1,093,300
Liberty Corner is 9% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $189,700 a year left in Liberty Corner and $206,800 in Pelham Manor. Money goes further in Pelham Manor, by about $17,200 a year.
  • A household earning Liberty Corner's median of $241,480 would need about $232,000 in Pelham Manor to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.8 points a year in Liberty Corner, and pay outran rent by 5.2 points a year in Pelham Manor.

How these are calculated

New JerseyNew YorkPelham Manor, NYLiberty Corner, NJLiberty CornerPelham ManorLiberty Corner

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01Pelham Manor, NYComposite 53.0 / 100
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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.

MeasureLiberty CornerPelham ManorAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$3,501$2,705
Rent to income117.4%13.0%
Home price to income14.9x4.4x
Prices vs US average2112.6112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,623$2,971
HUD area median income4$154,800$164,200
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001$10,001
Median home value1$1,187,500$1,093,300
Home prices, 1-year change56.3%5.7%
Home prices, 5-year change556.4%41.8%
Homeownership168.3%92.2%
Renters paying 30%+147.2%54.1%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001$4,001
Vacant homes10.0%0.0%
Median year built119851938
Jobs and income
Median household income1$241,480$250,001
Income per person1$133,265$125,288
Unemployment14.7%5.2%
Average annual pay6$112,982$95,012
Pay growth, 1 year66.2%0.7%
Jobs6192,374433,070
Poverty rate15.4%9.0%
Mean commute132 min39 min
Works from home144.7%24.2%
Commutes by transit10.0%29.7%
People
Population12,3255,644
Population change since 20207n/a-2.0%
Median age151.842.4
Bachelor's or higher169.8%79.6%
High school or higher196.4%95.5%
Household size12.42.8
Born abroad119.4%16.9%
No health insurance10.0%5.1%
Homes with broadband194.5%91.6%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.6%4.8%
Moved from another state11.5%1.2%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-0.9-6.4
Income of households moving in8$114,065$145,007
Income of households moving out8$127,772$135,356
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k922.326.3
Shops per 10k928.833.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k94.77.6
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k927.625.1
Child care centers per 10k92.44.3
Parks per 10k1017.210.6
Playgrounds per 10k1025.814.2
Grocery stores per 10k100.01.8
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.07.1
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.04.4
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a1.0
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a19
National Register listings1214
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a125
Property crime per 100k13n/a2,846
Schools
Public schools141250
Public school students14429140,268
Students per teacher1411.011.6
Climate
July average high1586°F85°F
January average low1522°F21°F
Average temperature1553°F52°F
Annual precipitation1549.0 in48.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1690.996.2
Hurricane risk1683.593.6
Tornado risk1672.372.7
Wildfire risk1635.456.6
Heat wave risk1688.096.2
Median air quality index175338
Good air days1742.2%82.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Liberty Corner $140,040, Pelham Manor $108,200 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. 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. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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