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SheetNJ-HASBROUCK-HEIGHTS-NJ · Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,067 pop · income 87th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Hasbrouck Heights
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Hasbrouck Heights on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Moss Point · lowest
46,684
Moss Point · lowest
46,684 median HH income
22.2% of the leader · rank #1
West Point · near
118,660
West Point · near
118,660 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #2
Lake of the P… · near
118,661
Lake of the P… · near
118,661 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #3
Keowee Key · near
118,668
Keowee Key · near
118,668 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #4
Hasbrouck Hei… · this city
118,670
Hasbrouck Hei… · this city
118,670 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #5
Prairiewood · near
118,681
Prairiewood · near
118,681 median HH income
56.4% of the leader · rank #6
Glen Rock · highest
210,369
Glen Rock · highest
210,369 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Hasbrouck Heights on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 12,067.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Hasbrouck Heights - the verdict
Nationally, Hasbrouck Heights sits in the 87th percentile for household income and the 85th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
87th
percentile, household income
85th
percentile, home value
94th
percentile, median rent
85th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
New Jersey's Hasbrouck Heights is a small town, with 12,067 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Hasbrouck Heights report a median income of $118,670 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 6.9%. Typical homes in Hasbrouck Heights are valued around $508,500, and the median resident age is 44.2 years. Educational attainment runs 42.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 66.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 20 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 300% from five years earlier. Hasbrouck Heights reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 497.1 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
New Jersey carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 108.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $2,132 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $275 across New Jersey, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 90.8 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Hasbrouck Heights's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to population change to schools and households to comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Hasbrouck Heights, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Hasbrouck Heights?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 497.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 78% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Is Hasbrouck Heights growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +125 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.0% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 20 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What does the education layer cover for Hasbrouck Heights?
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 42.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Hasbrouck Heights?
Within New Jersey, the closest population matches are Glen Rock (12,082 residents, $210,369 income); River Edge (12,024 residents, $155,827 income); Bound Brook (12,023 residents, $80,876 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Moss Point, MS (12,066 residents); Key Largo, FL (12,069 residents); Commerce, CA (12,072 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Hasbrouck Heights?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Household income
$118,670
Home value
$508,500
Value / income
4.3×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in Hasbrouck Heights?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 65.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
12.6%
Work from home
11.7%
Drive alone
65.3%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 6,423 workers age 16+.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A+
24 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income A
$118,670
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share B+
42.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate C-
6.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
108.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Hasbrouck Heights profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 91/100 (A+) · 24 /100k
Household income: 85/100 (A) · $118,670
Bachelor's+ share: 77/100 (B+) · 42.2%
Poverty rate: 53/100 (C-) · 6.9%
Cost of living: 10/100 (F) · 108.8 index
Where Hasbrouck Heights sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Hasbrouck Heights's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Hasbrouck Heights highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (this city): home $508,500, crime 497/100k
Commerce, CA : home $583,200, crime 13,808/100k
New Kensington, PA : home $132,400, crime 2,857/100k
New Baltimore, MI : home $309,800, crime 443/100k
Somersworth, NH : home $295,800, crime 2,706/100k
Glen Rock, NJ : home $817,300, crime 633/100k
River Edge, NJ : home $637,500, crime 785/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Hasbrouck Heights compare to other US cities?
Where Hasbrouck Heights sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income87% higher than other cities
Home value85% pricier than other cities
Median rent94% pricier than other cities
Safety85% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just New Jersey and the picture shifts: Hasbrouck Heights ranks #50 of 238 New Jersey cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Hasbrouck Heights against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New Jersey only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
New Jersey-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Hasbrouck Heights near the bottom of New Jersey's cities
Among the 686 New Jersey cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Hasbrouck Heights ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Hasbrouck Heights only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#247 of 659
63rd percentile in New Jersey
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 686
0th percentile in New Jersey
Median Home Value
#211 of 672
69th percentile in New Jersey
Poverty Rate
#169 of 680
74th percentile in New Jersey
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#348 of 686
49th percentile in New Jersey
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New Jersey only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
87th percentile nationally for median household income · 85th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Hasbrouck Heights's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Hasbrouck Heights's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Hasbrouck Heights's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$508,50015th percentilemore affordable than 15% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,482 of 15,516
More affordable than 26% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,214 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.3×, Hasbrouck Heights sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,482 of 15,516 and #2,214 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$118,670Hasbrouck Heights, NJ median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Hasbrouck Heights, NJ median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)42.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)66.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
12,067
Median Income
$118,670
Median Home Value
$508,500
Median Age
44.2
Poverty Rate
6.9%
Labor force participation
66.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
42.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
497.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
24.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
472.6
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Hasbrouck Heights's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
12,086 residents
2021
12,063 residents
2022
12,042 residents
2023
12,109 residents
2024
12,188 residents
2025
12,211 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
20
housing units authorized
Single-Family
14
detached homes
Multifamily
6
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.7
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
5
5
0
$1.3M
2020
15
3
12
$3.1M
2021
15
9
6
$3.2M
2022
13
10
3
$3.6M
2023
17
11
6
$4.2M
2024
20
14
6
$5.0M
Permit volume increased 300% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
65.3%
Carpool
8.2%
Public Transit
12.6%
Walk
1.7%
Work from Home
11.7%
Based on 6,423 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
New Jersey statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New Jersey at $275 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $60 ).
These are New Jersey statewide averages, not a meter reading for Hasbrouck Heights. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
New Jersey's BEA cost-of-living index is 108.8 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Hasbrouck Heights is $2,132/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New Jersey statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 90.8 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a New Jersey statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Hasbrouck Heights sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Hasbrouck Heights compares to similar-size New Jersey cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.