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SheetNJ-ROSELAND-NJ · Roseland, NJ 6,211 pop · income 95th 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 Roseland
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Roseland on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Boiling Sprin… · lowest
59,750
Boiling Sprin… · lowest
59,750 median HH income
25.2% of the leader · rank #1
Grosse Pointe… · near
160,589
Grosse Pointe… · near
160,589 median HH income
67.7% of the leader · rank #2
Lost Creek · near
160,609
Lost Creek · near
160,609 median HH income
67.7% of the leader · rank #3
Roseland · this city
160,644
Roseland · this city
160,644 median HH income
67.7% of the leader · rank #4
West Laurel · near
160,692
West Laurel · near
160,692 median HH income
67.8% of the leader · rank #5
Woodlands · near
160,694
Woodlands · near
160,694 median HH income
67.8% of the leader · rank #6
Fair Haven · highest
237,132
Fair Haven · highest
237,132 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 Roseland 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: 6,211.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Roseland - the verdict
Nationally, Roseland sits in the 95th percentile for household income and the 74th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
95th
percentile, household income
91st
percentile, home value
94th
percentile, median rent
74th
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: Roseland, NJ
New Jersey's Roseland is a small town, with 6,211 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Roseland households earn a median of $160,644 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.1%. Roseland's housing stock carries a median value of $640,600, and the median resident age is 47.0 years. About 66.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 64.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 477 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Active). Roseland reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 765.8 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
New Jersey carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts New Jersey at 108.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Above Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $2,132 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in New Jersey run around $275, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. 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 Roseland'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 comparison shortlist to schools and households to work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Roseland, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, matched public-school count.
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.
Question 1
What can the FBI record say about safety in Roseland?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 765.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 66% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
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.
Is Roseland growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +148 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.4% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 477 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
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.
Which cities make useful reference points for Roseland?
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.
Within New Jersey, the closest population matches are Paulsboro (6,213 residents, $68,750 income); Morris Plains (6,214 residents, $149,623 income); Bridgewater Center (6,198 residents, $201,250 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Prosser, WA (6,213 residents); White Oak, TX (6,208 residents); Gleneagle, CO (6,207 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.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 66.1% 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.
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.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Roseland?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Drive alone
69.6%
Work from home
18.7%
Public transit
7.6%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 3,245 workers age 16+.
How far does income reach against housing in Roseland?
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. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 4.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
4.0×
Home value
$640,600
Household income
$160,644
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Top-decile income · poverty 1.1% (Very low poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
108.8 (US=100)
High cost · BEA RPP 2024, New Jersey average
B+
City profile score · Roseland, NJ
78/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
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.
Household income A+
$160,644
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A+
66.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime A+
16 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate A+
1.1%
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.
Roseland profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 99/100 (A+) · $160,644
Bachelor's+ share: 95/100 (A+) · 66.1%
Violent crime: 93/100 (A+) · 16 /100k
Poverty rate: 92/100 (A+) · 1.1%
Cost of living: 10/100 (F) · 108.8 index
Where Roseland sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Roseland'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 - Roseland highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Roseland, NJ (this city): home $640,600, crime 766/100k
Prosser, WA : home $269,300, crime 1,862/100k
White Oak, TX : home $219,200, crime 884/100k
Boiling Spring Lakes, NC : home $260,400, crime 1,724/100k
South Williamsport, PA : home $186,000, crime 685/100k
Paulsboro, NJ : home $169,400, crime 2,178/100k
Morris Plains, NJ : home $609,700, crime 1,187/100k
Fair Haven, NJ : home $943,300, crime 198/100k
How does Roseland compare to other US cities?
Where Roseland sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income95% higher than other cities
Home value91% pricier than other cities
Median rent94% pricier than other cities
Safety74% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at New Jersey, Roseland ranks #92 of 238 New Jersey cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Roseland 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 Roseland near the bottom of New Jersey's cities
Among the 686 New Jersey cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Roseland ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Roseland only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#104 of 659
84th percentile in New Jersey
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 686
0th percentile in New Jersey
Median Home Value
#126 of 672
81st percentile in New Jersey
Poverty Rate
#500 of 680
26th percentile in New Jersey
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#111 of 686
84th 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
95th percentile nationally for median household income · 74th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Roseland's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Roseland'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 Roseland's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$640,6009th percentilemore affordable than 9% 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
Roseland's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#10,669 of 15,516
More affordable than 31% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#8,345 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.0×, Roseland sits in the moderate band:
national rank #10,669 of 15,516 and #8,345 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
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
$160,644Roseland, NJ median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Roseland, 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 Roseland, NJ.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)66.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)1.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)64.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
6,211
Median Income
$160,644
Median Home Value
$640,600
Median Age
47.0
Poverty Rate
1.1%
Labor force participation
64.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
66.1%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
765.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
16.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
749.8
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
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Roseland's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
6,269 residents
2021
6,213 residents
2022
6,224 residents
2023
6,302 residents
2024
6,413 residents
2025
6,417 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Active
Total Permits (2024)
477
housing units authorized
Single-Family
1
detached homes
Multifamily
476
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
76.8
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
1
1
0
$0.2M
2021
4
4
0
$0.7M
2022
3
3
0
$0.9M
2023
1
1
0
$0.3M
2024
477
1
476
$94.8M
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
69.6%
Carpool
3.5%
Public Transit
7.6%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
18.7%
Based on 3,245 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 Roseland. 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 Roseland 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 Roseland sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Roseland 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.