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Compare Ridgewood to Rahway

This post compares Ridgewood, New Jersey to Rahway, New Jersey across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Ridgewood (village) Rahway (city)
Population 25,554 29,443
Income (median) $115,662 $51,375
Home Value (median) $739,300 $263,200
White 79% 49%
Black 1% 29%
Asian 14% 3%
With Kids 47% 31%
Age (median) 41 37
Rentals 23% 41%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Ridgewood or Rahway?
A: Ridgewood has a similar population count than Rahway: 25554 compared with 29443 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Ridgewood or in Rahway?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Ridgewood.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Ridgewood or Rahway?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Ridgewood.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Rahway does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 23% for Ridgewood versus 41% for Rahway.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Ridgewood may include: Westfield, Summit, and Fair-Lawn.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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