ZIP 07012 vs ZIP 07110

This side-by-side compares ZIP 07012 (Clifton, NJ) and ZIP 07110 (Nutley, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 07012 has a population of 11,703 at 2,152 people per square mile, while ZIP 07110 has 28,351 at 3,244 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 07012 reports a median household income of $101,737 against $119,646 in ZIP 07110, with per-capita income of $52,382 vs $59,335. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 46.6% in 07012 and 52.5% in 07110. Poverty rate reads 4.3% vs 6.8%, and unemployment 4.3% vs 5.9% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $483,800 in 07012 versus $517,500 in 07110, with median rent of $1,759 and $1,767 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 56.9% vs 70.3%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.