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East Orange

East Orange, New Jersey crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
72,073
East Orange covered by 20 underlying areas.
Violent crime
4.9 / 1k
Violent crime has increased 158% since 2022.
Property crime
19.8 / 1k
Property crime moved up by 15.1 / 1k from 4.7 / 1k in 2022 to 19.8 / 1k in 2024. The earlier baseline was too small for a reliable headline percentage.
Market rent
$2,108
Market rent has increased 29% since 2021. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What East Orange is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

35/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 35th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

43/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 43rd percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

East Orange compared with New Jersey

East Orange city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

4.9 / 1k

2.9 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

19.8 / 1k

16.2 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$2,108

$2,572 state

Permits 12M

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