Newark vs Heath

Newark and Heath on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

53C−

C58

Heath ahead by 5Editorial weights

Category by category

FHousingD+

Heath +14 pts

DSchoolsC

Heath +19 pts

B+Cost of livingB

Newark +7 pts

CCommuteC

level

CAmenitiesD+

Newark +12 pts

DEmploymentD+

Heath +5 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

$192kMedian home value$236k

$973Median rent$1,129

23.0 minMean commute23.7 min

$62kMedian household income$72k

1.04%Effective property tax1.27%

38th pctWithin-state proficiency64th pct

42Restaurants & cafés28

50,783Population10,644

0Resident responses0

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