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Median Home Price in Boonton, NJ

The median home value in Boonton, NJ is $681,160 as of 2026-08-31, up 3.84% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$681,160

Year-over-Year

+3.84%

Population

9,023

Boonton ranks #70 of 171 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 8.1% above the state's city median of $630,259. It sits in Morris County, where the county-wide median is $709,718.

Crime in Boonton

Boonton police recorded a violent crime rate of 22 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 887 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Boonton

What is the average home price in Boonton, NJ?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Boonton, that value is $681,160. That's up 3.84% from a year earlier. It is about 8.1% above the typical New Jersey city tracked here.

Is Boonton expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Boonton are cheaper than Morris County as a whole, where the median is $709,718 — a difference of about 4.0%.

Is Boonton a safe place to live?

Boonton police reported 22 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,023. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.