ZIP 07022 vs ZIP 07010

This side-by-side compares ZIP 07022 (Fairview, 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 07022 has a population of 13,835 at 6,334 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 07022 reports a median household income of $63,606 against $93,452 in ZIP 07010, with per-capita income of $34,969 vs $49,073. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.3% in 07022 and 42.0% in 07010. Poverty rate reads 20.8% vs 10.8%, and unemployment 9.4% 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 $511,400 in 07022 versus $588,200 in 07010, with median rent of $1,694 and $1,837 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 33.2% 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.