Area data
Jersey City, NJ — ZIP 07311
Population: 1,714 (Census ACS)
Typical rent runs $4,203/month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with coastalflooding, coldwave, heatwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 8.8% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 430.8 (+5.2% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Typical rent
- $4,203/mo
- Studio fair-market rent
- $3,610/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $3,680/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $4,140/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $5,050/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $5,930/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 108.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 22.6¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- coastalFlooding, coldWave, heatWave, inlandFlooding, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Very High · coldWave: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively High · hurricane: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 16% of US counties
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 8
- Nearest Superfund site
- PJP Landfill (0.6 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 41
- Days with Good air quality
- 261
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 102
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 151
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 22
- Nearest national park
- Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (3 mi)
- National parks include
- Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument, Statue Of Liberty National Monument, Castle Clinton National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 10
- Nearest airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 130
- Hospitals include
- GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -, NORWALK HOSPITAL, SILVER HILL HOSPITAL INC
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.7 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 1,451
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,013
- Housing built before 1970
- 2.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 75.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 96.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 234,547
- Average weekly wage
- $1,816
- Top industries (by employment)
- Finance & Insurance, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 711
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 07311?
- Typical rent: $4,203/month.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 07311?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coastalFlooding, coldWave, heatWave, inlandFlooding, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 07311?
- Risk to homes is higher than 16% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 07311?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 07311?
- 8 current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: PJP Landfill, 0.6 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 07311?
- Good. Median AQI: 41. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 07311?
- Regional Price Parity: 108.8 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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