Connecticut Farms vs Cranford

A side-by-side comparison of Connecticut Farms and Cranford: population, income, housing, and more.

Connecticut Farms and Cranford are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cranford has the higher population (1,783 vs 457 in Connecticut Farms). Cranford has the higher median home value ($550,000 vs $418,800 in Connecticut Farms). Since 2019, Cranford's population has grown faster (-11.2% vs -19.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Connecticut Farms	Cranford
Population	457	1,783
Median age	59.9 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$82,222
Median home value	$418,800	$550,000
Median gross rent	—	$2,312
Housing units	147	994
Homeownership rate	85.7%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%	61.2%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Connecticut Farms	Cranford
Population	566 → 457 (-19.3%)	2,008 → 1,783 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$133,977 → $153,958 (+14.9%)	$84,667 → $82,222 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$338,800 → $418,800 (+23.6%)	$377,000 → $550,000 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,847 → $2,312 (+25.2%)

Connecticut Farms

Population

566457

Median household income

$133,977$153,958

Median home value

$338,800$418,800

Cranford

Population

2,0081,783

Median household income

$84,667$82,222

Median home value

$377,000$550,000

Median gross rent

$1,847$2,312

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Connecticut Farms	Cranford
Under 5	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	3.5%	6.4%
18 to 24	10.7%	9.8%
25 to 34	6.1%	16.0%
35 to 44	3.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	16.6%	8.8%
55 to 64	30.4%	13.1%
65 to 74	5.9%	11.6%
75 and over	23.6%	16.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Connecticut Farms	Cranford
White (non-Hispanic)	61.7%	81.2%
Black or African American	12.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	26.3%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Connecticut Farms	Cranford
No high school diploma	7.4%	4.8%
High school graduate	36.5%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	6.4%	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	47.2%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Connecticut Farms	Cranford
Drove alone	91.0%	54.3%
Carpooled	1.3%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	13.1%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.4%	25.6%
Other means	4.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Connecticut Farms	Cranford
1-unit, detached	66.0%	21.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	34.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.2%
20 or more units	29.9%	22.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Connecticut Farms	Cranford
Poverty rate	3.5%	3.1%
Average household size	3.11	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	37	40
Median year structure built	1943	1949