Fair Lawn, NJ vs Maywood, CA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Fair Lawn

73.1

#784 nationally

Maywood

62.2

#1867 nationally

Fair Lawn leads in crime level (1.2 vs 15.8). Fair Lawn leads in median household income ($141,540 vs $57,615). Maywood leads in walk score (80 vs 60).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fair Lawn, NJ	Maywood, CA
WhereAtHome Score	73.1 (#784)	62.2 (#1867)
Population	35,564	23,824
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$739,017	$654,269
Median Household Income	$141,540	$57,615
Average Commute	33.5 min	30 min
Walk Score	60	80
Crime Level	1.2	15.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	144	140
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+3.4	D+32.9