Cranford vs Garwood

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

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

Garwood has the higher population (4,688 vs 1,783 in Cranford). Garwood has the higher median household income ($100,948 vs $82,222 in Cranford). Cranford has the higher median home value ($550,000 vs $509,800 in Garwood).

Population, income & housing

	Cranford	Garwood
Population	1,783	4,688
Median age	43.6 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,222	$100,948
Median home value	$550,000	$509,800
Median gross rent	$2,312	$1,603
Housing units	994	2,093
Homeownership rate	34.9%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.2%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cranford	Garwood
Population	2,008 → 1,783 (-11.2%)	4,338 → 4,688 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$84,667 → $82,222 (-2.9%)	$88,892 → $100,948 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$377,000 → $550,000 (+45.9%)	$380,800 → $509,800 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,847 → $2,312 (+25.2%)	$1,551 → $1,603 (+3.4%)

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

Garwood

Population

4,3384,688

Median household income

$88,892$100,948

Median home value

$380,800$509,800

Median gross rent

$1,551$1,603

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cranford	Garwood
Under 5	3.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	6.4%	12.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	16.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	14.7%	16.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.5%
75 and over	16.1%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cranford	Garwood
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	69.5%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.5%	4.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cranford	Garwood
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.2%
High school graduate	21.1%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	42.0%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cranford	Garwood
Drove alone	54.3%	68.7%
Carpooled	1.9%	4.9%
Public transit	13.1%	7.8%
Walked	3.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	14.5%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cranford	Garwood
1-unit, detached	21.4%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	34.5%	37.5%
5 to 19 units	19.2%	4.1%
20 or more units	22.3%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cranford	Garwood
Poverty rate	3.1%	9.2%
Average household size	1.76	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	40	30
Median year structure built	1949	1953