ZIP 07020 vs ZIP 07010

This side-by-side compares ZIP 07020 (Edgewater, NJ) and ZIP 07010 (Cliffside Park, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 07020 has a population of 11,513 at 4,594 people per square mile, while ZIP 07010 has 23,594 at 9,543 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 07020 reports a median household income of $124,050 against $93,452 in ZIP 07010, with per-capita income of $84,598 vs $49,073. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 72.7% in 07020 and 42.0% in 07010. Poverty rate reads 7.7% vs 10.8%, and unemployment 8.0% vs 4.4% — 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 $715,700 in 07020 versus $588,200 in 07010, with median rent of $2,579 and $1,837 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 39.8% vs 51.4%. 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.