COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rockleigh vs Cresskill
PLACE A
Rockleigh, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Cresskill, New Jersey
Rockleigh is 96% smaller than Cresskill. Cresskill earns more, with a median household income $3,501 higher. Cresskill has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -23%).
ROCKLEIGHCRESSKILLDIFFERENCE
Total population3999,257−96% vs Cresskill
Population density3984,483−4,085
Population growth-23.4%6.8%−30.1 pts
Median age68.244.8+23.4
Male43.1%44.4%−1.2 pts
Female56.9%55.6%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born13.3%44.2%−30.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.3%56.4%+24.9 pts
Black3.3%1.4%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%11.5%−6.3 pts
Asian6.3%29.1%−22.8 pts
Other3.9%1.6%+2.3 pts
Median household income$166,875$170,376−$3,501
Per capita income$72,380$70,027+$2,353
Poverty rate11.7%3.3%+8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5610.429+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%60.7%−25.4 pts
Graduate degree19.5%28.3%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%5.2%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation23.2%67.1%−43.8 pts
Median home value$2,000,001$811,400+$1,188,601
Median gross rent$3,501$2,599+$902
Owner-occupied78.8%78.1%+0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.0%4.1%+15.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%53.5%−53.5 pts
Average commute34.136.6−2.5
Worked from home31.9%19.8%+12.1 pts
Public transit to work2.1%6.2%−4.1 pts
Uninsured0.8%1.3%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025