Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 19/100
F
Median home value$365,900
New York $614,200
Median rent$1,441/mo
New York $1,830/mo
Cost-burdened households52%
New York 42%
East Orange
Essex County70,090 residentsEast Orange School District
41
D−
Suburbgrade score
59th of 60 New York suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
41
New York median 52
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What East Orange is like to live in, by category
Bars show East Orange against New York. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Within-state proficiency11th pct
New York median 35th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.7
New York median 11.6
Graduation rate79%
New York median 88%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index79
New York 100
Eff. tax rate2.46%
New York 1.37%
Local sales tax6.60%
New York median 8.54%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 32/100
F
Mean commute35.4 min
New York 35.6 min
Under 30 minutes48%
New York 44%
Transit stops / sq mi16
New York median 2.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 88/100
A
Restaurants & cafés120
New York median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries18
New York median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks63
New York median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 23/100
F
Median household income$60,830
New York $99,155
Unemployment9.2%
New York 6.8%
Professional occupations33%
New York 48%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than East Orange on housing & affordability
East Orange's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Westfield10 mi from East OrangeB− 70 B− Hoboken10 mi from East OrangeC 69 B− Fair Lawn13 mi from East OrangeC− 65 C+ Monsey25 mi from East OrangeD 44 D Bergenfield16 mi from East OrangeD 57 C− Fort Lee14 mi from East OrangeD− 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in East Orange
Is East Orange, NJ a good place to live?
East Orange scores 41 out of 100, 59th of 60 New York suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is East Orange expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $365,900, 40% below the New York median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.46%. $1,441/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in East Orange?
Schools grade F. The districts serving East Orange sit at the 11th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 79% graduation rate and a 14.7 student–teacher ratio. East Orange is served by East Orange School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from East Orange?
The mean commute is 35.4 min, with 48% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.7% working from home. Transit density is 16 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in East Orange?
Within two miles there are 18 groceries, 120 restaurants and cafés and 63 parks, which grades A on amenities.
Are the homes in East Orange old or new?
The median home in East Orange was built in 1956 — close to the New York median of 1960. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 24% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.