Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Connecticut, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Connecticut, the average life expectancy is 78 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020. In New Jersey, that number is 78 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Safety
be 46.2% more likely to be a victim of violent crime
Connecticut has a violent crime rate of 147 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In New Jersey, that number is 215 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 24.6% more for a home
The median home value in Connecticut is $343,200 as of 2023, compared to $427,600 in New Jersey as of 2023.
pay 15.5% more in rent
The median monthly gross rent in Connecticut is $1,431 as of 2023, while in New Jersey, it is $1,653 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 47.8% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Connecticut, 6.7% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In New Jersey, that number is 9.9% as of 2023.
be 17.5% less likely to be food insecure
In Connecticut, 10.3% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In New Jersey, that number is 8.5% as of 2021.
commute 4.3 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Connecticut takes 26.6 minutes as of 2023. In New Jersey, it takes 30.9 minutes as of 2023.
be 39.2% more likely to be uninsured
In Connecticut, 5.1% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In New Jersey, that number is 7.1% as of 2023.
live in an area that is 68.2% more densely populated
Connecticut has a population density of 290.3 people per sq km as of 2023. In New Jersey, that number is 488.2 people per sq km as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
