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Robbinsville Center, NJ vs Signal Mountain, TN

Robbinsville Center

New Jersey

vs

Signal Mountain

Tennessee

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Robbinsville Center leads on 10 and Signal Mountain on 23. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 2% higher in Signal Mountain, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,824$1,852
Robbinsville Center is 2% lower
Median household income
$134,388$141,008
Robbinsville Center is 5% lower
Median home value
$526,300$544,300
Robbinsville Center is 3% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $116,400 a year left in Robbinsville Center and $125,700 in Signal Mountain. Money goes further in Signal Mountain, by about $9,300 a year.
  • A household earning Robbinsville Center's median of $134,388 would need about $132,000 in Signal Mountain to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 8.3 points a year in Robbinsville Center, and pay outran rent by 6.0 points a year in Signal Mountain.

How these are calculated

New JerseyTennesseeSignal Mountain, TNRobbinsville Center, NJRobbinsville CenterSignal MountainRobbinsville CenterSignal Mountain

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Signal Mountain, TNComposite 72.2 / 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.

MeasureRobbinsville CenterSignal MountainAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,824$1,852
Rent to income116.3%15.8%
Property tax rate1n/a0.7%
Home price to income13.9x3.9x
Prices vs US average2103.291.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,242$1,340
HUD area median income4$139,800n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001$3,877
Median home value1$526,300$544,300
Home prices, 1-year change55.7%1.8%
Home prices, 5-year change567.5%63.3%
Homeownership174.2%87.9%
Renters paying 30%+165.9%54.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,594$2,397
Vacant homes14.7%8.2%
Median year built120021977
Jobs and income
Median household income1$134,388$141,008
Income per person1$59,128$80,244
Unemployment16.3%4.4%
Average annual pay6$94,418$69,253
Pay growth, 1 year64.3%4.9%
Jobs6261,312219,580
Poverty rate111.1%3.3%
Mean commute145 min28 min
Works from home124.0%26.1%
Commutes by transit14.6%0.0%
People
Population13,7778,860
Population change since 20207n/a-0.3%
Median age142.844.3
Bachelor's or higher170.9%72.8%
High school or higher198.7%99.4%
Household size12.52.6
Born abroad125.9%2.8%
No health insurance17.9%9.7%
Homes with broadband192.3%92.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.6%6.5%
Moved from another state12.6%4.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-9.18.5
Income of households moving in8$100,452$76,158
Income of households moving out8$106,596$68,650
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k921.922.8
Shops per 10k930.638.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k94.44.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k921.724.0
Child care centers per 10k92.91.8
Parks per 10k1021.211.3
Playgrounds per 10k1031.824.8
Grocery stores per 10k100.04.5
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1021.27.9
Libraries per 10k100.02.3
Named paths and bike trails100.012.8
Transit stops per sq mi107.80.0
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a14.9
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a3
National Register listings121175
Founded or incorporated13n/a1919
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14n/a11
Property crime per 100k14n/a225
Schools
Public schools151092
Public school students1558,6462,125
Students per teacher1512.3n/a
Climate
July average high1687°F88°F
January average low1624°F30°F
Average temperature1654°F60°F
Annual precipitation1647.4 in57.1 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1795.493.3
Hurricane risk1794.662.5
Tornado risk1781.998.6
Wildfire risk1773.470.6
Heat wave risk1795.875.6
Median air quality index184344
Good air days1869.9%64.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Robbinsville Center $72,960, Signal Mountain $74,080 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. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 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
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. 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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