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Tuckerton, NJ vs Williamsburg, FL

Tuckerton

New Jersey

vs

Williamsburg

Florida

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Tuckerton leads on 15 and Williamsburg on 21. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 4% higher in Tuckerton, while median household income is higher in Williamsburg.

Median gross rent
$2,024$1,938
Tuckerton is 4% higher
Median household income
$88,892$89,191
Tuckerton is 0% lower
Median home value
$349,300$327,700
Tuckerton is 7% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $61,400 a year left in Tuckerton and $68,000 in Williamsburg. Money goes further in Williamsburg, by about $6,600 a year.
  • A household earning Tuckerton's median of $88,892 would need about $83,000 in Williamsburg to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 0.9 points a year in Tuckerton, and pay outran rent by 3.4 points a year in Williamsburg.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew JerseyWilliamsburg, FLTuckerton, NJTuckertonWilliamsburgTuckertonWilliamsburg

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Williamsburg, FLComposite 45.1 / 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.

MeasureTuckertonWilliamsburgAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,024$1,938
Rent to income127.3%26.1%
Property tax rate11.8%0.7%
Home price to income13.9x3.7x
Prices vs US average2112.6101.4
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,283$1,959
HUD area median income4$140,600$97,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$6,294$2,351
Median home value1$349,300$327,700
Home prices, 1-year change56.0%0.8%
Home prices, 5-year change573.4%56.3%
Homeownership166.8%79.8%
Renters paying 30%+184.0%41.3%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,391$1,645
Vacant homes117.4%17.5%
Median year built119751987
Jobs and income
Median household income1$88,892$89,191
Income per person1$48,588$37,809
Unemployment17.4%5.5%
Average annual pay6$58,848$70,599
Pay growth, 1 year62.4%4.1%
Jobs6192,715954,330
Poverty rate16.7%6.1%
Mean commute134 min24 min
Works from home119.0%13.5%
Commutes by transit10.0%1.3%
People
Population13,6549,063
Population change since 202074.3%n/a
Median age142.742.7
Bachelor's or higher134.1%38.3%
High school or higher195.1%93.7%
Household size12.22.5
Born abroad18.0%30.1%
No health insurance14.1%6.3%
Homes with broadband188.9%97.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.6%5.8%
Moved from another state11.2%2.6%
Net movers per 1,000 people81.9-7.9
Income of households moving in8$99,173$66,457
Income of households moving out8$87,578$61,323
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k919.324.4
Shops per 10k931.435.1
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k94.46.9
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k922.223.9
Child care centers per 10k92.02.4
Parks per 10k108.24.4
Playgrounds per 10k105.52.2
Grocery stores per 10k100.02.2
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1024.68.8
Libraries per 10k102.70.0
Named paths and bike trails100.90.7
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.6
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a47.8
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a1
National Register listings12258
Schools
Public schools131278
Public school students13308216,343
Students per teacher138.818.3
Climate
July average high1486°F92°F
January average low1425°F49°F
Average temperature1454°F73°F
Annual precipitation1447.3 in51.1 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1596.298.4
Hurricane risk1593.298.0
Tornado risk1547.299.1
Wildfire risk1595.297.4
Heat wave risk1595.794.1
Median air quality index163943
Good air days1678.8%72.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Tuckerton $80,960, Williamsburg $77,520 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. 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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