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Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ vs Vineyard, UT

Ramapo College of New Jersey

New Jersey

vs

Vineyard

Utah

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Ramapo College of New Jersey leads on 17 and Vineyard on 16. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 4% higher in Ramapo College of New Jersey, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,914$1,834
Ramapo College of New Jersey is 4% higher
Median household income
$124,884$103,380
Ramapo College of New Jersey is 21% higher
Median home value
$623,000$574,500
Ramapo College of New Jersey is 8% higher
New JerseyUtahVineyard, UTRamapo College of New Jersey, NJRamapo College of New JerseyVineyardRamapo College of New JerseyVineyard

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Vineyard, UTComposite 63.3 / 100
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318380n/a765484

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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.

MeasureRamapo College of New JerseyVineyardAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,914$1,834
Rent to income118.4%21.3%
Property tax rate1n/a0.5%
Home price to income15.0x5.6x
Prices vs US average2112.698.2
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,282$1,363
HUD area median income4$139,100n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001$2,604
Median home value1$623,000$574,500
Home prices, 1-year change56.8%2.8%
Home prices, 5-year change552.0%53.6%
Homeownership165.3%44.7%
Renters paying 30%+150.8%52.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,547$2,235
Vacant homes13.9%3.8%
Median year built119602015
Jobs and income
Median household income1$124,884$103,380
Income per person1$5,106$43,273
Unemployment18.5%2.5%
Average annual pay6$83,431$64,559
Pay growth, 1 year63.5%3.1%
Jobs6437,006300,580
Poverty rate16.8%10.1%
Mean commute118 min21 min
Works from home118.5%18.5%
Commutes by transit110.4%1.7%
People
Population12,01814,446
Population change since 20207n/a28.1%
Median age120.225.2
Bachelor's or higher153.1%50.5%
High school or higher1100.0%97.2%
Household size12.73.1
Born abroad112.3%10.4%
No health insurance110.4%10.5%
Homes with broadband194.8%86.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year135.7%8.3%
Moved from another state112.3%3.4%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-1.87.1
Income of households moving in8$115,305$69,014
Income of households moving out8$114,026$69,524
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k928.415.1
Shops per 10k936.328.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k95.15.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k935.722.5
Child care centers per 10k93.31.6
Parks per 10k100.027.7
Playgrounds per 10k100.025.6
Grocery stores per 10k100.01.4
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1014.99.0
Libraries per 10k105.00.0
Named paths and bike trails101.011.7
Transit stops per sq mi102.12.3
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a9.6
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a1
National Register listings12280183
Founded or incorporated13n/a1989
Schools
Public schools142904
Public school students14133,8833,031
Students per teacher1411.321.8
Climate
July average high1586°F86°F
January average low1522°F17°F
Average temperature1553°F47°F
Annual precipitation1548.1 in19.1 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1697.895.3
Hurricane risk1692.8n/a
Tornado risk1692.352.6
Wildfire risk1621.798.9
Heat wave risk1696.894.3
Median air quality index174048
Good air days1771.1%56.4%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Ramapo College of New Jersey $76,560, Vineyard $73,360 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. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  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); 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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