Jersey City vs Hoboken

Jersey City and Hoboken on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

53C−

B−69

Hoboken ahead by 16Editorial weights

Category by category

FHousingC

Hoboken +25 pts

DSchoolsB+

Hoboken +37 pts

C+Cost of livingC−

Jersey City +10 pts

FCommuteF

Hoboken +1 pts

A+AmenitiesA+

Hoboken +4 pts

C−EmploymentA−

Hoboken +29 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$567kMedian home value$895k

$2,007Median rent$2,938

36.8 minMean commute36.8 min

$98kMedian household income$181k

1.41%Effective property tax1.13%

29th pctWithin-state proficiency67th pct

342Restaurants & cafés1,471

294,078Population58,668

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.