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Village Green-Green Ridge, PA vs White Horse, NJ

Village Green-Green Ridge

Pennsylvania

vs

White Horse

New Jersey

Across 37 directional measures we can compare, Village Green-Green Ridge leads on 16 and White Horse on 21. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 51% higher in White Horse, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,356$2,046
Village Green-Green Ridge is 34% lower
Median household income
$96,711$105,758
Village Green-Green Ridge is 9% lower
Median home value
$325,800$308,200
Village Green-Green Ridge is 6% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $80,100 a year left in Village Green-Green Ridge and $84,000 in White Horse. Money goes further in White Horse, by about $3,900 a year.
  • A household earning Village Green-Green Ridge's median of $96,711 would need about $102,000 in White Horse to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 2.6 points a year in Village Green-Green Ridge, and rent outran pay by 9.0 points a year in White Horse.

How these are calculated

New JerseyPennsylvaniaWhite Horse, NJVillage Green-Green Ridge, PAVillage Green-Green RidgeWhite HorseVillage Green-Green RidgeWhite Horse

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01White Horse, NJComposite 54.4 / 100
62
547446n/a5732n/a
02Village Green-Green Ridge, PAComposite 52.3 / 100
57
714749n/a4045n/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.

MeasureVillage Green-Green RidgeWhite HorseAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,356$2,046
Rent to income116.8%23.2%
Property tax rate11.7%2.2%
Home price to income13.4x2.9x
Prices vs US average2102.5103.2
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,860$2,242
HUD area median income4$122,700$139,800
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$5,568$6,816
Median home value1$325,800$308,200
Home prices, 1-year change54.7%5.7%
Home prices, 5-year change552.9%67.5%
Homeownership190.9%89.0%
Renters paying 30%+153.0%40.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,288$2,124
Vacant homes15.6%4.7%
Median year built119621959
Jobs and income
Median household income1$96,711$105,758
Income per person1$41,865$47,470
Unemployment16.3%3.8%
Average annual pay6$74,852$94,418
Pay growth, 1 year62.3%4.3%
Jobs6219,222261,312
Poverty rate16.4%2.6%
Mean commute127 min24 min
Works from home112.6%11.8%
Commutes by transit10.0%4.6%
People
Population19,07310,507
Median age142.343.4
Bachelor's or higher131.4%30.3%
High school or higher196.0%92.2%
Household size12.62.6
Born abroad14.1%16.4%
No health insurance14.6%7.1%
Homes with broadband195.2%92.4%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.0%2.8%
Moved from another state10.0%2.6%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-4.1-9.1
Income of households moving in7$97,243$100,452
Income of households moving out7$91,137$106,596
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k819.421.9
Shops per 10k826.830.6
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k84.04.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k819.721.7
Child care centers per 10k83.52.9
Parks per 10k917.61.9
Playgrounds per 10k96.619.0
Grocery stores per 10k92.23.8
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k915.43.8
Libraries per 10k92.20.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.09.0
Nearest National Park Service site1014.928.5
National Park Service sites within 60 miles101024
National Register listings11101117
Schools
Public schools12110109
Public school students1274,66358,646
Students per teacher1213.512.3
Climate
July average high1387°F87°F
January average low1325°F24°F
Average temperature1355°F54°F
Annual precipitation1347.0 in47.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1492.995.4
Hurricane risk1488.194.6
Tornado risk1492.581.9
Wildfire risk1427.773.4
Heat wave risk1497.695.8
Median air quality index154443
Good air days1565.2%69.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Village Green-Green Ridge $54,240, White Horse $81,840 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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