# Newark, NJ — housing report

46 metrics over the `5y` change window, ranked against 564 municipality regions in NJ.

Between them the metrics reach from 2019-12-31 to 2026-09-30; each one covers its own window, given in the table.

## Where this region stands out

- **Effective property tax rate** — rank 4 of 564 (best end), -39.8%
- **Director's Ratio (assessment to market value)** — rank 564 of 564 (bottom end), -52.9%
- **Home value index, houses and condos** — rank 371 of 384 (bottom end), +21.3%

## Metrics

| Metric | Start | Latest | Change | Annualised | Rank | Window |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| People per household | 2.67 ± 0.04 | 2.62 ± 0.04 | -1.9% ± 2.1% | — | 49th–497th of 564 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Workers commuting by transit | 25.7% ± 1.2 points | 19.3% ± 1.2 points | -24.8% ± 5.9% | — | 9th–376th of 537 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| People with a disability | 15.1% ± 0.6 points | 15.5% ± 0.7 points | +2.2% ± 5.9% | — | 39th–499th of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Homeownership rate | 22.3% ± 1.0 points | 24.4% ± 1.2 points | +9.6% ± 7.2% | — | 5th–353rd of 563 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 3.7% ± 0.8 points | 1.3% ± 0.6 points | -63.8% ± 16.8% | — | 1st–358th of 429 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Students at private schools, grades 9 to 12 | 8.8% ± 1.8 points | 5.7% ± 1.5 points | -34.9% ± 21.2% | — | 18th–466th of 502 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Students at private schools | 6.9% ± 0.9 points | 5.3% ± 0.9 points | -22.5% ± 17.2% | — | 37th–513th of 544 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Students at private schools, kindergarten to grade 8 | 6.0% ± 1.1 points | 5.1% ± 1.2 points | -14.5% ± 25.0% | — | 16th–477th of 517 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Homes without a complete kitchen | 5.8% ± 0.4 points | 2.4% ± 0.3 points | -58.6% ± 6.2% | — | 62nd–465th of 480 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Homes without complete plumbing | 3.6% ± 0.4 points | 1.0% ± 0.2 points | -71.5% ± 6.7% | — | 41st–403rd of 409 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Households of one person | 35.4% ± 1.3 points | 33.3% ± 1.5 points | -6.0% ± 5.6% | — | 41st–536th of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Commute, minutes each way | 35.2 min ± 1.2 min | 32.6 min ± 1.3 min | -7.4% ± 4.8% | — | 10th–553rd of 561 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent | $1,085/mo ± $14/mo | $1,392/mo ± $21/mo | +28.3% ± 2.5% | — | 28th–436th of 522 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median household income | $35,199 ± $1,237 | $52,060 ± $1,772 | +47.9% ± 7.2% | — | 1st–267th of 551 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $245,200 ± $8,627 | $373,700 ± $10,857 | +52.4% ± 7.0% | — | 8th–230th of 554 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, one bedroom | $843/mo ± $16/mo | $1,008/mo ± $44/mo | +19.6% ± 5.7% | — | 78th–371st of 388 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, two bedrooms | $1,121/mo ± $14/mo | $1,426/mo ± $30/mo | +27.2% ± 3.1% | — | 30th–382nd of 446 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, three bedrooms | $1,390/mo ± $26/mo | $1,756/mo ± $41/mo | +26.3% ± 3.8% | — | 14th–308th of 358 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, four or more bedrooms | $1,498/mo ± $86/mo | $2,075/mo ± $133/mo | +38.5% ± 11.9% | — | 5th–77th of 110 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, studio | $834/mo ± $59/mo | $1,231/mo ± $64/mo | +47.6% ± 13.0% | — | 2nd–102nd of 129 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median year built | 1961 ± 2 | 1966 ± 2 | +0.3% ± 0.1% | — | 9th–372nd of 532 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Households without a car | 38.3% ± 1.2 points | 34.3% ± 1.6 points | -10.6% ± 5.0% | — | 10th–496th of 554 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Crowded homes | 6.6% ± 0.6 points | 9.2% ± 0.8 points | +39.7% ± 18.1% | — | 74th–445th of 445 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Owner costs a month, with a mortgage | $2,158/mo ± $57/mo | $2,572/mo ± $79/mo | +19.2% ± 4.8% | — | 9th–380th of 494 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Owner costs a month, without a mortgage | $970/mo ± $41/mo | $1,059/mo ± $57/mo | +9.2% ± 7.5% | — | 91st–435th of 438 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Owners paying half their income or more | 28.3% ± 2.5 points | 23.2% ± 2.5 points | -18.0% ± 11.4% | — | 54th–548th of 561 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Total population | 281,054 ± 54 | 310,178 ± 77 | +10.4% ± 0.0% | — | 37th–117th of 564 (near the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Rental vacancy rate | 7.4% ± 0.7 points | 3.1% ± 0.5 points | -57.4% ± 7.5% | — | 18th–304th of 365 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Renters paying over 30% of income on housing | 60.7% ± 1.9 points | 57.1% ± 2.3 points | -5.8% ± 4.8% | — | 27th–532nd of 555 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Renters paying half their income or more | 34.3% ± 1.6 points | 30.6% ± 1.7 points | -10.7% ± 6.6% | — | 64th–509th of 542 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Rent paid to the landlord, lower quarter | $654/mo ± $25/mo | $852/mo ± $25/mo | +30.3% ± 6.3% | — | 20th–421st of 509 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Rent paid to the landlord, upper quarter | $1,219/mo ± $12/mo | $1,640/mo ± $29/mo | +34.5% ± 2.7% | — | 17th–354th of 509 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Single-family detached homes | 10.0% ± 0.5 points | 12.6% ± 0.9 points | +25.6% ± 11.4% | — | 1st–75th of 564 (near the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Vacancy rate | 12.9% ± 0.7 points | 6.7% ± 0.5 points | -47.8% ± 5.0% | — | 77th–500th of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Households with children | 34.2% ± 0.9 points | 34.5% ± 1.3 points | +0.8% ± 4.6% | — | 37th–421st of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Workers working from home | 1.6% ± 0.3 points | 7.3% ± 0.7 points | +345.9% ± 92.8% | — | 7th–376th of 557 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Director's Ratio (assessment to market value) | 86.4% | 40.7% | -52.9% | -14.0%/yr | 564th of 564 | 2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31 |
| Effective property tax rate | 3.1 | 1.8 | -39.8% | -9.7%/yr | 4th of 564 | 2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31 |
| General property tax rate | 3.8 | 4 | +5.2% | 1.0%/yr | 348th of 564 | 2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31 |
| Population estimate | 310,567 | 323,808 | +4.3% | 0.8%/yr | 104th of 564 | 2020-07-01 → 2025-07-01 |
| Residential units permitted | 1,145 | 2,190 | +91.3% | 13.8%/yr | 158th of 478 | 2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31 |
| Home value to household income | 8.62× ± 0.30× | 9.24× ± 0.31× | +7.1% ± 5.2% | — | 10th–263rd of 383 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Annual rent to household income | 48.1% ± 1.7 points | 46.3% ± 1.6 points | -3.7% ± 4.7% | — | 1st–15th of 23 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Starter home value index | $264,426 | $377,182 | +42.6% | 7.4%/yr | 215th of 380 | 2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30 |
| Home value index, houses and condos | $396,257 | $480,494 | +21.3% | 3.9%/yr | 371st of 384 | 2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30 |
| Observed rent index, all homes | $1,597/mo | $2,111/mo | +32.2% | 5.7%/yr | 23rd of 57 | 2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30 |

Rank 1 is the better end of the cohort as the metric defines better, not always the largest rise.

## Current values

Every metric's most recent reading, ranked against peers by value rather than by change. Metrics published as a single snapshot — the MOD-IV assessment aggregates and HUD's CHAS tables — appear only here, because a change needs two observations.

| Metric | Value | Rank | As of | Source |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| People per household | 2.62 ± 0.04 | 132nd–378th of 564 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Commutes of an hour or more | 15.5% ± 1.2 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Workers driving alone | 49.1% ± 1.7 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Workers commuting by transit | 19.3% ± 1.2 points | 7th–36th of 564 (near the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Workers walking to work | 5.1% ± 0.7 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| People with a disability | 15.5% ± 0.7 points | 18th–192nd of 564 (toward the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated with electricity | 22.6% ± 1.0 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated with utility gas | 68.3% ± 1.5 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated with oil | 2.5% ± 0.4 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated another way, or not at all | 3.9% ± 0.7 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated with propane | 2.8% ± 0.4 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homeownership rate | 24.4% ± 1.2 points | 551st–561st of 564 (near the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 1.3% ± 0.6 points | 7th–339th of 563 (toward the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes, all housing units | 121,546 ± 1,683 | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Students at private schools, grades 9 to 12 | 5.7% ± 1.5 points | 115th–544th of 561 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Students at private schools | 5.3% ± 0.9 points | 182nd–549th of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Students at private schools, kindergarten to grade 8 | 5.1% ± 1.2 points | 139th–547th of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes without a complete kitchen | 2.4% ± 0.3 points | 14th–221st highest of 564 (toward the high end) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes without complete plumbing | 1.0% ± 0.2 points | 13th–325th highest of 564 (toward the high end) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Households of one person | 33.3% ± 1.5 points | 26th–221st of 564 (toward the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Married-couple households | 27.2% ± 1.0 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Commute, minutes each way | 32.6 min ± 1.3 min | 28th–388th highest of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Electricity a month, typical home billed for it | $143/mo (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Gas a month, typical home billed for it | $103/mo (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent | $1,392/mo ± $21/mo | 347th–522nd of 558 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median household income | $52,060 ± $1,772 | 527th–559th of 562 (near the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homeowners insurance a year, typical home with a mortgage | $1,551 (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $373,700 ± $10,857 | 335th–416th of 560 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, one bedroom | $1,008/mo ± $44/mo | 302nd–438th of 467 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, two bedrooms | $1,426/mo ± $30/mo | 320th–482nd of 522 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, three bedrooms | $1,756/mo ± $41/mo | 241st–475th of 509 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, four or more bedrooms | $2,075/mo ± $133/mo | 81st–252nd of 284 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, studio | $1,231/mo ± $64/mo | 87th–208th of 252 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Water and sewer a year, typical home billed for it | $628 (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median year built | 1966 ± 2 | 226th–372nd of 548 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Households without a car | 34.3% ± 1.6 points | 5th–15th of 564 (near the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Crowded homes | 9.2% ± 0.8 points | 10th–78th highest of 564 (among the highest values) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Owner costs a month, with a mortgage | $2,572/mo ± $79/mo | 262nd–376th of 539 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Owner costs a month, without a mortgage | $1,059/mo ± $57/mo | 252nd–431st of 511 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Owners paying half their income or more | 23.2% ± 2.5 points | 2nd–101st highest of 563 (among the highest values) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Total population | 310,178 ± 77 | 1st of 564 | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.1% ± 0.5 points | 32nd–455th of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Renters paying over 30% of income on housing | 57.1% ± 2.3 points | 13th–437th highest of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Renters paying half their income or more | 30.6% ± 1.7 points | 23rd–383rd highest of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Renters paying utilities on top of rent | 82.0% (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Rent paid to the landlord, lower quarter | $852/mo ± $25/mo | 373rd–525th of 557 (near the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Rent paid to the landlord, upper quarter | $1,640/mo ± $29/mo | 311th–480th of 556 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Studios and one-bedroom homes | 30.5% ± 1.4 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes in buildings of 20 or more | 21.6% ± 1.2 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes in buildings of two to four | 40.6% ± 1.8 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Two-bedroom homes | 32.9% ± 1.6 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Three-bedroom homes | 29.4% ± 1.2 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Four or more bedrooms | 7.2% ± 0.7 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes in buildings of five to 19 | 14.4% ± 1.1 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Townhouses and other attached homes | 10.6% ± 0.9 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Built 1940 to 1979 | 41.9% ± 1.8 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Built 1980 to 1999 | 16.2% ± 1.2 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Built in 2000 or later | 18.2% ± 1.1 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Built before 1940 | 23.7% ± 1.2 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Single-family detached homes | 12.6% ± 0.9 points | 546th–554th of 564 (near the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Mobile homes | 0.2% ± 0.1 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Vacancy rate | 6.7% ± 0.5 points | 80th–316th of 564 (toward the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Empty for other reasons | 53.0% ± 4.8 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Empty homes kept for seasonal use | 1.5% (0.0% to 3.1%) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Households with children | 34.5% ± 1.3 points | 66th–273rd of 564 (toward the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Workers working from home | 7.3% ± 0.7 points | 392nd–547th of 564 (near the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Owners paying over 30% of income, HUD CHAS | 45.9% ± 2.9 points | 1st–70th highest of 563 (among the highest values) | 2022-12-31 | hud_chas |
| Renters paying over 30% of income, HUD CHAS | 53.3% ± 2.1 points | 9th–398th highest of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2022-12-31 | hud_chas |
| Renters paying over 50% of income, HUD CHAS | 29.4% ± 1.6 points | 9th–377th highest of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2022-12-31 | hud_chas |
| Flood insurance claims paid | 50 | — | 2021-12-31 | fema_nfip_claims |
| Flood insurance paid | $8,458,489 | — | 2021-12-31 | fema_nfip_claims |
| Homes in FEMA's 1% flood zone (count) | 348 | — | 2026-12-31 | fema_nfhl |
| Homes in FEMA's 1% flood zone | 0.3% | 21st lowest of 518 | 2026-12-31 | fema_nfhl |
| Homes in FEMA's 0.2% flood zone | 1.6% | 213th highest of 518 | 2026-12-31 | fema_nfhl |
| Homes FEMA's flood map determines | 100.0% | — | 2026-12-31 | fema_nfhl |
| Conventional loans, home purchases | 49.1% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Denials for credit history | 11.5% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Denials for debt-to-income | 38.5% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Home-purchase applications denied | 20.0% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Denials for the home's value | 18.3% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| FHA loans, home purchases | 46.8% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median borrower income, home purchases | $141,000 | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median mortgage, home purchases | $555,000 | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median loan costs, home purchases | $15,005 | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median loan-to-value, home purchases | 95.0% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median mortgage rate, home purchases | 6.5% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Home-purchase mortgages made | 778 | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| VA loans, home purchases | 4.1% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Jobs held by residents | 112,189 | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in their home county | 37.4% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in New York City | 10.8% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs elsewhere in New Jersey | 48.5% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in other states | 2.8% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in Pennsylvania | 0.6% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in their own town | 24.9% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Median assessed value, residential parcels | $183,100 | 444th of 563 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Median residential lot size | 0.07 ac | 543rd of 561 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Annual property tax bill, typical home | $6,933 | 422nd of 563 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Median year built, residential parcels | 1920 | 532nd of 562 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Apartment share of residential parcels | 4.1% | 13th of 564 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Residential parcels | 28,326 | 5th of 564 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Vacant land share of parcels | 5.6% | 169th of 564 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| DCA fourth-round present need, non-binding | 4,630 | — | 2024-10-18 | nj_affordable |
| DCA fourth-round prospective need, capped and non-binding | 0 | — | 2024-10-18 | nj_affordable |
| Home heating-oil tank cleanups | 26 | — | 2026-12-31 | njdep_kcsl |
| Contaminated sites, cleanup open | 481 | — | 2026-12-31 | njdep_kcsl |
| Contaminated sites, cleaned up with controls | 295 | — | 2026-12-31 | njdep_kcsl |
| Homes in the climate-adjusted tidal flood area | 10.4% | 142nd highest of 392 | 2026-12-31 | njdep_cafe |
| Director's Ratio (assessment to market value) | 40.7% | 535th of 564 | 2025-12-31 | nj_tax_rates |
| Effective property tax rate | 1.8 | 160th lowest of 564 | 2025-12-31 | nj_tax_rates |
| General property tax rate | 4 | 111th of 564 | 2025-12-31 | nj_tax_rates |
| Net homes added | 1,460 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Net homes added per 1,000 homes | 9.1 per 1,000 homes ± 0.1 per 1,000 homes | 60th–72nd of 557 (near the top) | 2024-12-31 | hip_derived |
| Homes completed | 1,578 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Homes completed, one- and two-family | 228 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Homes completed, mixed-use | 171 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Homes completed, multifamily | 1,179 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Homes demolished | 118 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Population estimate | 323,808 | 1st of 564 | 2025-07-01 | census_pep |
| Residential units permitted | 2,190 | 1st of 563 | 2025-12-31 | census_permits |
| Home value to household income | 9.24× ± 0.31× | 11th–50th highest of 388 (among the highest values) | 2024-12-31 | hip_derived |
| Annual rent to household income | 46.3% ± 1.6 points | 1st–6th highest of 80 (among the highest values) | 2024-12-31 | hip_derived |
| Sale price to household income | 8.64× ± 0.29× | 13th–38th highest of 536 (among the highest values) | 2024-12-31 | hip_derived |
| Sale price per square foot | $250 | 371st of 538 | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Typical sale price, recent transactions | $525,000 | 267th of 540 | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Median sale price, last twelve months | $549,000 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Assessed value to sale price | 34.4% | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Median year built, homes sold | 1920 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Sale price, lower quarter | $400,000 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Sale price, upper quarter | $665,000 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Usable home sales, three years | 2,438 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Homes sold a year per 1,000 | 34.5 per 1,000 homes | 47th of 540 | 2026-06-30 | hip_derived |
| Homes near any transit stop | 99.5% | — | 2026-12-31 | bts_ntm |
| Homes within a quarter mile of a bus stop | 99.2% | — | 2026-12-31 | bts_ntm |
| Homes within half a mile of a rail stop | 26.9% | — | 2026-12-31 | bts_ntm |
| Homes on public water | 100.0% | — | 2026-12-31 | njdep_water_areas |
| Homes on a system with a recent health-based violation | 100.0% | — | 2026-12-31 | epa_sdwis |
| Starter home value index | $377,182 | 257th of 383 | 2026-09-30 | zillow_zhvi_bottom |
| Home value index, houses and condos | $480,494 | 272nd of 388 | 2026-09-30 | zillow_zhvi |
| Observed rent index, all homes | $2,111/mo | 191st of 238 | 2026-09-30 | zillow_zori |

## Margins of error

± is a survey figure's 90% margin of error, as the publisher reports it or as its inputs imply: a change's margin is in the change's own terms, and a share's in percentage points. A rank given as a range is where those margins let this region fall — the survey cannot place it more precisely. "no margin available" means the publisher reports none for that figure, which is still an estimate; "no sampling error" means the figure is fixed to another estimate rather than drawn from the sample. A survey figure's annualised change is not shown, because no margin is computed for it.

## Relationships between figures

The connections between figures this report supports. Any other link between two measures is not in the data, and no cause is but a ratio's own arithmetic.

- **Median gross rent** changed +28.3% ± 2.5% and **Median household income** +47.9% ± 7.2% over 2019 to 2024: the first rose more slowly, by more than their margins allow. A comparison, not a cause.
- **Median owner-occupied home value** changed +52.4% ± 7.0% and **Median household income** +47.9% ± 7.2% over 2019 to 2024: the two cannot be told apart within their margins. A comparison, not a cause.
- **Home value to household income** moved from 8.62× to 9.24× (2019 to 2024): over the same years the yearly average of Home value index, houses and condos changed +58.4% ($303,520 to $480,836) and Median household income +47.9% ± 7.2% ($35,199 to $52,060). The ratio moved because its two sides did — arithmetic, and the one cause this report states.
- **Annual rent to household income** moved from 48.1% to 46.3% (2019 to 2024): over the same years the yearly average of Observed rent index, all homes changed +42.4% ($1,411 to $2,009) and Median household income +47.9% ± 7.2% ($35,199 to $52,060). The ratio moved because its two sides did — arithmetic, and the one cause this report states.

## Caveats

- ACS 5-year vintages overlap by four years, so consecutive estimates are not independent measurements and short windows understate the real separation.
- Affordability ratios are computed by this platform from two published series, not published by either source. The monthly value or rent series is averaged over the survey year to match the annual income denominator.
- This site's sale-price ratio divides the median of usable sales over three years by household income. It measures what buyers paid, not what the typical home is worth, so it compares with other places' sale-price ratios, not with the home value to income ratio.
- Zillow's rent index begins in 2015 and covers far fewer places than its home-value index, so any rent figure rests on a thinner base — and ranks against a smaller cohort — than a value figure.
- Permit counts are small numbers below county level, so a large percentage change can rest on a handful of units and mean little.
- Sale prices describe the one- to four-family homes that sold, not every home: a median that rises can mean pricier homes changed hands rather than homes becoming worth more. Counties and the state are computed from the deeds themselves, never from town medians.
- The sales ratio is a home's assessed value over its sale price. Below 100% means assessments trail the market, which they do more the longer since a town last revalued; it is not a tax rate and says nothing alone about a bill.
- CHAS figures are HUD's tabulation of ACS 2018-2022 microdata, published a year behind the ACS they draw on. One vintage is loaded, so they show no change over time and describe earlier years than the newest ACS figures beside them.
- The property tax bill is the median total tax across one- to four-family homes in MOD-IV, New Jersey's assessment records, for the tax year its period names — the year NJOGIS last joined its parcel map to. It is the bill as levied, before relief paid to individual households such as ANCHOR, and it follows each municipality's own assessments rather than a rate on market value.
- Some values here were matched to this place by name and county rather than by FIPS code. That is a weaker claim than an exact identifier match, and Zillow publishes no FIPS below county level.
- Some metrics rank this region against fewer peers than the level contains, because not every region carries every metric. Compare ranks only within the cohort size each one reports.

## Sources

| Source | Publisher | Vintage | Retrieved | Releases | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| National Transit Map — stops | Bureau of Transportation Statistics | current | 2026-10-06 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| American Community Survey, 5-year estimates | U.S. Census Bureau | 2019 | 2026-09-26 | 9 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| American Community Survey, 5-year estimates | U.S. Census Bureau | 2024 | 2026-09-26 | 11 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8) | U.S. Census Bureau | 2023 | 2026-10-06 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau | 2025 | 2026-09-19 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Building Permits Survey | U.S. Census Bureau | 2020 | 2026-09-11 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Building Permits Survey | U.S. Census Bureau | 2025 | 2026-09-23 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Safe Drinking Water Information System — violations | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| National Flood Hazard Layer — flood hazard zones | Federal Emergency Management Agency | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) | Federal Emergency Management Agency (OpenFEMA) | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions |
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data (HMDA) | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (FFIEC) | 2025 | 2026-10-07 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Computed by the platform | Housing Intelligence Platform | b8440bf3c940acf7 | 2026-10-22 | 1 | Derived from cited sources |
| Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2018-2022 | 2026-09-11 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Affordable housing calculations and municipal status reports | NJ Department of Community Affairs | current | 2026-10-04 | 1 | Open public record |
| Construction Reporter — housing units certified and demolished | New Jersey Department of Community Affairs | 2025-ytd | 2026-10-02 | 2 | Open public record |
| Tidal Climate Adjusted Flood Elevation (sea-level rise 4 ft) | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | NJDEP Data Distribution Agreement |
| Known Contaminated Sites List | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | current | 2026-10-16 | 1 | NJDEP Data Distribution Agreement |
| Public Community Water Purveyor Service Areas | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | NJDEP Data Distribution Agreement |
| MOD-IV property tax assessment records (NJ Division of Taxation) | NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS) | current | 2026-10-02 | 1 | Open public record |
| SR1A sales file | New Jersey Division of Taxation | 2026ytd | 2026-09-20 | 1 | Open public record |
| General and effective tax rates, and the Director's Ratio | New Jersey Division of Taxation | 2025 | 2026-09-20 | 3 | Open public record |
| Zillow Home Value Index | Zillow Research | current | 2026-10-19 | 1 | Free for non-commercial use with attribution |
| Zillow Home Value Index, bottom tier | Zillow Research | current | 2026-10-22 | 1 | Free for non-commercial use with attribution |
| Zillow Observed Rent Index | Zillow Research | current | 2026-10-19 | 1 | Free for non-commercial use with attribution |

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Generated from analysis packet `1.7` for region `338` (GEOID `3401351000`). Every figure is read from the housing warehouse and produced by the sources above, subject to the caveats. Nothing in this report is model-generated.

## Terms and notices

Not for commercial use: Annual rent to household income, Home value index, houses and condos, Home value to household income, Observed rent index, all homes, Starter home value index come from, or are calculated from, data licensed for non-commercial use with attribution.

Data Provided by Zillow Group.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data, https://ffiec.cfpb.gov/

This (map/publication/report) was developed using New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized or endorsed.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, version 8, https://lehd.ces.census.gov/data/lodes