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Navarre, FL vs Woodbridge, NJ

Navarre

Florida

vs

Woodbridge

New Jersey

Across 37 directional measures we can compare, Navarre leads on 21 and Woodbridge on 16. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 6% higher in Woodbridge, while median household income is higher in Navarre.

Median gross rent
$1,966$2,091
Navarre is 6% lower
Median household income
$105,265$104,926
Navarre is 0% higher
Median home value
$375,700$390,000
Navarre is 4% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $83,800 a year left in Navarre and $75,900 in Woodbridge. Money goes further in Navarre, by about $7,900 a year.
  • A household earning Navarre's median of $105,265 would need about $113,000 in Woodbridge to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 1.5 points a year in Navarre, and rent outran pay by 0.4 points a year in Woodbridge.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew JerseyWoodbridge, NJNavarre, FLNavarreWoodbridgeNavarreWoodbridge

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Your weights

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Navarre, FLComposite 46.3 / 100
41
467358n/a1724n/a
02Woodbridge, NJComposite 46.2 / 100
40
395958n/a2048n/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.

MeasureNavarreWoodbridgeAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,966$2,091
Rent to income122.4%23.9%
Property tax rate10.6%2.5%
Home price to income13.6x3.7x
Prices vs US average297.7112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,548$2,623
HUD area median income4$92,800$154,800
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,251$9,558
Median home value1$375,700$390,000
Home prices, 1-year change50.7%6.1%
Home prices, 5-year change553.3%62.2%
Homeownership182.1%52.6%
Renters paying 30%+140.1%44.3%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,060$2,585
Vacant homes15.0%4.5%
Median year built120031968
Jobs and income
Median household income1$105,265$104,926
Income per person1$46,608$46,419
Unemployment13.9%5.1%
Average annual pay6$53,276$85,564
Pay growth, 1 year64.0%3.8%
Jobs644,562431,665
Poverty rate15.8%11.1%
Mean commute131 min31 min
Works from home112.2%13.4%
Commutes by transit10.6%7.8%
People
Population139,83820,756
Median age138.838.6
Bachelor's or higher136.1%36.2%
High school or higher194.8%91.0%
Household size12.82.6
Born abroad15.8%30.7%
No health insurance19.0%5.0%
Homes with broadband197.8%94.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year112.6%6.3%
Moved from another state18.9%1.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people723.1-7.7
Income of households moving in7$80,188$87,059
Income of households moving out7$66,631$95,604
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k813.520.5
Shops per 10k820.927.6
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k82.22.9
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k816.822.6
Child care centers per 10k81.02.3
Parks per 10k91.510.1
Playgrounds per 10k90.512.0
Grocery stores per 10k92.32.4
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k910.811.6
Libraries per 10k90.51.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.05.2
Nearest National Park Service site105.98.6
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10119
National Register listings11172
Founded or incorporated12n/a1664
Schools
Public schools1365
Public school students135,9973,419
Students per teacher1318.012.3
Climate
July average high1491°F87°F
January average low1440°F24°F
Average temperature1467°F54°F
Annual precipitation1462.7 in47.7 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1589.097.8
Hurricane risk1597.392.6
Tornado risk1589.694.5
Wildfire risk1581.379.7
Heat wave risk1586.996.5
Median air quality index164436
Good air days1670.7%81.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Navarre $78,640, Woodbridge $83,640 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. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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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