Population
Youngstown
59,605
Passaic
69,651
Median Income
Youngstown
$34,746
Passaic
$56,780
Home Value
Youngstown
$58,400
Passaic
$406,500
Rent
Youngstown
$718
Passaic
$1,392
Crime Rate
Youngstown
6.88
Passaic
7.19
Cost of Living
Youngstown
67.2
Passaic
136.1
Avg Temp
Youngstown
N/A
Passaic
N/A
Unemployment
Youngstown
11.9%
Passaic
11.3%
How Similar Are Youngstown & Passaic?
Passaic is Youngstown's #12 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Youngstown
59,605
Passaic
69,651
Passaic has a 14% larger population than Youngstown.
Violent Crime
Youngstown
6.88
Passaic
7.19
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 4% difference.
Property Crime
Youngstown
27.53
Passaic
18.37
Youngstown has a 33% higher property crime than Passaic.
Political Leaning
Youngstown
58.0%
Passaic
49.8%
Youngstown leans Republican while Passaic leans Democratic.
Unemployment
Youngstown
11.9%
Passaic
11.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Youngstown
$34,746
Passaic
$56,780
Passaic has a 39% higher median income than Youngstown.
Home Values
Youngstown
$58,400
Passaic
$406,500
Passaic's home values is significantly higher than Youngstown's — 86% difference.
Education
Youngstown
10.0%
Passaic
9.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 3% difference.
Demographics
Youngstown
43.1%
Passaic
28.0%
Youngstown has a 35% higher demographics than Passaic.
Cost of Living
Youngstown
67.2
Passaic
136.1
Passaic's cost of living is significantly higher than Youngstown's — 51% difference.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Youngstown and Passaic differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Passaic leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Youngstown leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDYoungstown scores 58.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 208.4 in Passaic. Youngstown has a fair market rent (1br) of $771 vs $2,024 in Passaic (62% lower). Youngstown has a fair market rent (2br) of $973 vs $2,324 in Passaic (58% lower).
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Housing Market — Youngstown leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPassaic has a vacancy rate of 2.8% compared to 14.4% in Youngstown. Youngstown has a single-family homes of 79.5% compared to 19.2% in Passaic. Youngstown has a owner-occupied of 56.1% compared to 23.5% in Passaic.
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Jobs & Economy — Passaic leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPassaic has a poverty rate of 23.1% compared to 36.2% in Youngstown. Passaic has a median household income of $56,780 vs $34,746 in Youngstown (39% higher). Passaic: 33,791 vs Youngstown: 24,426 for labor force.
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Crime & Safety — Passaic leads
Source: FBI UCRPassaic has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.19 in Youngstown. Passaic has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 1.63 compared to 5.66 in Youngstown. Passaic has a property crime rate (per 1k) of 18.37 compared to 27.53 in Youngstown.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Youngstown leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauYoungstown has a high school diploma or higher of 36.5% compared to 30.5% in Passaic. Youngstown has a bachelor's degree or higher of 10.0% compared to 9.7% in Passaic.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPassaic has a population of 69,651, about 1.2x the size of Youngstown (59,605). Passaic skews younger with a median age of 30.9 vs 37.8.
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Youngstown
Passaic
Healthcare — Passaic leads
Source: CMS Hospital ComparePassaic: 3 vs Youngstown: 2 for with emergency services. Passaic: 3.0 vs Youngstown: 2.7 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Passaic leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSPassaic has a public transit of 13.0% compared to 4.2% in Youngstown. Youngstown has a drive alone of 71.8% compared to 48.9% in Passaic. Passaic has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.4% in Youngstown.
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