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Micco, FL vs Pine Ridge at Crestwood, NJ

Micco

Florida

vs

Pine Ridge at Crestwood

New Jersey

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Micco leads on 19 and Pine Ridge at Crestwood on 15. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 17% higher in Pine Ridge at Crestwood, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,430$1,674
Micco is 15% lower
Median household income
$45,794$62,235
Micco is 26% lower
Median home value
$172,600$135,900
Micco is 27% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $29,300 a year left in Micco and $40,100 in Pine Ridge at Crestwood. Money goes further in Pine Ridge at Crestwood, by about $10,700 a year.
  • A household earning Micco's median of $45,794 would need about $51,000 in Pine Ridge at Crestwood to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 8.4 points a year in Micco, and pay outran rent by 3.5 points a year in Pine Ridge at Crestwood.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew JerseyPine Ridge at Crestwood, NJMicco, FLMiccoPine Ridge at CrestwoodMiccoPine Ridge at Crestwood

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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.

MeasureMiccoPine Ridge at CrestwoodAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,430$1,674
Rent to income137.5%32.3%
Property tax rate11.0%2.4%
Home price to income13.8x2.2x
Prices vs US average2100.0112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,779$2,283
HUD area median income4$97,000$140,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,725$3,228
Median home value1$172,600$135,900
Home prices, 1-year change5-0.8%6.0%
Home prices, 5-year change554.2%73.4%
Homeownership191.9%92.7%
Renters paying 30%+169.8%62.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,321$1,130
Vacant homes124.6%5.2%
Median year built119871983
Jobs and income
Median household income1$45,794$62,235
Income per person1$35,662$42,195
Unemployment13.8%6.2%
Average annual pay6$70,833$58,848
Pay growth, 1 year64.1%2.4%
Jobs6243,568192,715
Poverty rate111.7%8.8%
Mean commute124 min34 min
Works from home113.1%7.8%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population18,8962,719
Median age168.267.8
Bachelor's or higher116.9%10.3%
High school or higher190.9%88.9%
Household size11.71.6
Born abroad15.7%5.0%
No health insurance16.1%4.1%
Homes with broadband190.3%81.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.2%3.6%
Moved from another state14.3%0.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people720.31.9
Income of households moving in7$80,978$99,173
Income of households moving out7$68,374$87,578
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k819.019.3
Shops per 10k832.431.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k83.64.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k823.122.2
Child care centers per 10k81.52.0
Parks per 10k95.60.0
Playgrounds per 10k92.30.0
Grocery stores per 10k91.10.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.50.0
Libraries per 10k93.40.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1064.2n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100n/a
National Register listings114437
Schools
Public schools12109115
Public school students1273,57765,536
Students per teacher1216.311.8
Climate
July average high1390°F86°F
January average low1352°F25°F
Average temperature1373°F54°F
Annual precipitation1351.5 in47.3 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1498.496.2
Hurricane risk1499.793.2
Tornado risk1495.347.2
Wildfire risk1497.295.2
Heat wave risk1485.595.7
Median air quality index153839
Good air days1591.2%78.8%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Micco $57,200, Pine Ridge at Crestwood $66,960 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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