The story of this market
The typical home in Middlesex County, New Jersey sells for about $563,348, or $358 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 65 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 186% since 2000. Last year 135 of 171 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is winter weather, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,623 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $2,623 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+4.6%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2005 (+16.4%). Worst: 2009 (-7.5%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5%
NJ · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$3,125
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+4.6%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 171 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
41
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $282,373,004.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
71.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 32647 | 15615 | 71.3% | 7.1% | $325,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Middlesex County, New Jersey
The Middlesex County housing market shows moderate price appreciation with a 1.5% year-over-year increase in median sale prices. While inventory levels have risen, the market remains competitive with homes selling above list price on average.
2 distress filing(s) on the ARED verified county foreclosure ledger. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 7.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 55 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.54% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 8.4% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 14 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 13, 2026.
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| 08816 | East Brunswick | $546,463 | $357 | -11.1% | 53 | — | — | — | 118 | $2,044 | researched Sep 26 |
| 08817 | Edison | $599,000 | $404 | -11.7% | 69 | — | — | — | 17,590 | $2,030 | researched Sep 26 |
| 08820 | Edison | $630,000 | $404 | -18.1% | 69 | 101.1% | 23.3% | 3.5 | 215 | $2,081 | researched Sep 26 |
| 08831 | Monroe Township | $489,700 | $265 | +5.2% | 41 | 101.1% | 15% | 3.7 | 260 | $2,014 | researched Sep 26 |
| 08844 | Hillsborough | $517,000 | $325 | +13.1% | 33 | 102.1% | — | — | 203 | $2,388 | researched Sep 26 |
| 08854 | Piscataway | $575,000 | $387 | +1.7% | 63 | 103.7% | — | — | 84 | $2,019 | researched Sep 26 |
| 08857 | Old Bridge | $620,000 | $352 | +3.4% | 30 | — | — | — | 189 | $1,504 | researched Sep 26 |
| 08873 | Somerset | $511,700 | $303 | -11.7% | 32 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 456 | $2,087 | researched Sep 26 |
| 08901 | New Brunswick | $485,000 | $292 | +7% | 84 | — | — | — | 172 | $1,814 | researched Sep 26 |
| 08902 | North Brunswick | $522,000 | $351 | -11.7% | 73 | — | — | — | 141 | $2,110 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Middlesex County maintains a strong economic base with a real GDP ranking second among all New Jersey counties, supported by high demand for healthcare and technology professionals.
The county features a robust economy with top occupations in demand including registered nurses, retail salespersons, and software developers.
- Six Flags Great Adventure4.419.4 mi
- Supercharged Entertainment4.87.6 mi
- Jenkinson's Boardwalk4.527.7 mi
- Color Factory NYC4.428.6 mi
- The Funplex4.327.6 mi
- Barclays Center4.527.5 mi
- Six Flags Great Adventure4.419.4 mi
- Prudential Center4.524.4 mi
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden4.727.3 mi
- Time Out Market New York4.527.9 mi
- BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham4.815.9 mi
- Six Flags Great Adventure4.419.4 mi
- AMC New Brunswick 183.86.2 mi
- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor418.8 mi
- AMC Jersey Gardens 204.119.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum4.827.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty4.725.3 mi
- BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham4.815.9 mi
- One World Trade Center4.827.6 mi
- Whitney Museum of American Art4.529.2 mi
- Mercer County Park4.718 mi
- Rahway Train Station Plaza4.314.2 mi
- Monmouth Park4.519.2 mi
- Duke Farms4.816.7 mi
- Cheesequake State Park4.55.1 mi
- Perth Amboy Harborside Marina4.68.3 mi
- Raritan Yacht Club4.58 mi
- Lockwood Boat Works4.76 mi
- Jersey Yacht Center4.55.5 mi
- Keyport Yacht Club4.78.7 mi
- Topgolf Edison4.37.5 mi
- Galloping Hill Golf Course4.419.4 mi
- Forsgate Country Club4.47.2 mi
- Old Bridge Golf Club - The Rose4.34.5 mi
- Charleston Springs Golf Course4.513.2 mi
- The Mills at Jersey Gardens4.519.8 mi
- Menlo Park Mall4.49.5 mi
- Jersey Shore Premium Outlets4.519 mi
- Freehold Raceway Mall4.511.3 mi
- Staten Island Mall4.415.6 mi
- Newark Liberty International Airport3.721.4 mi
- Trenton-Mercer Airport3.925.9 mi
- Chico Express3.923.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from NJ.gov labor market reports.
Sellers are required to provide a standardized disclosure statement regarding the physical condition of the property to prospective buyers.
Effective August 26, 2026, per New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs regulations.
New Jersey is a judicial foreclosure state, requiring lenders to file a lawsuit in Superior Court. Lenders must provide a Notice of Intention to Foreclose at least 30 days prior to commencing the action.
N.J.S.A. 2A:50-53 et seq.; NJ Courts Foreclosure procedures.
Sellers must provide a specific flood risk addendum to buyers as part of the property disclosure process.
Effective August 1, 2024, per New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs regulations.
Tax is calculated as (Assessed Value * Tax Rate). Assessed value is determined by the municipal assessor at 100% of true market value. The tax rate is set by local taxing districts to cover municipal, county, and school budgets.
N.J.S.A. 54:4-1 et seq.; Article VIII, Section 1, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution.
applies when — Land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use meeting specific acreage and income requirements
Property is assessed based on its productive capability for agricultural use rather than its full market value, resulting in a lower tax burden.
N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.