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Montague vs Wantage
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Jersey.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montague has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
Wantage has the most people working from home (8.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Montague | Wantage |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,833Lowest |
10,941Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Highest NJ: +5.7% |
-4.8%Lowest NJ: +5.7% |
| Median age | 45±10.7Highest 12% above NJ |
40.4±3.5Lowest about the NJ average |
| Montague and Wantage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±5.5Highest NJ: 21.8% |
20.6%±3Lowest NJ: 21.8% |
| Montague and Wantage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25%±6.2Highest NJ: 17.2% |
19.6%±3.3Lowest NJ: 17.2% |
| Montague and Wantage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Lowest NJ: 43.6% |
31.2%Highest NJ: 43.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.1Lowest NJ: 6.4% |
5.1%±2Highest NJ: 6.4% |
| Wantage and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$28kHighest about the NJ average |
$99,599±$9kLowest 4% below NJ |
| Montague and Wantage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $344,500±$26kLowest 24% below NJ |
$370,100±$13kHighest 19% below NJ |
| Wantage and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,260±$730Lowest 27% below NJ |
$1,437±$199Highest 16% below NJ |
| Wantage and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,858Lowest 39% below NJ |
$8,253Highest 14% below NJ |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.1%±39.8Highest NJ: 51.6% |
61%±25.9Lowest NJ: 51.6% |
| Montague and Wantage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest NJ: 9.7% |
6.6%Lowest NJ: 9.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest NJ: 63.8% |
82.1%Highest NJ: 63.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 10 yrs newer than NJ |
1978Lowest 8 yrs newer than NJ |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 34% above NJ |
36 minLowest 19% above NJ |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.4Lowest NJ: 16.8% |
8.7%±2.4Highest NJ: 16.8% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #379 of 457 in NJ | #283 of 457 in NJ |
| School district | Montague Township School District | High Point Regional High School District · Sussex-Wantage Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | High Point Regional High School District |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NJ average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.