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Median Home Price in Bridgeton, NJ

The median home value in Bridgeton, NJ is $258,523 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.13% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$258,523

Year-over-Year

+0.13%

Population

26,634

Bridgeton ranks #182 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 58.2% below the state's city median of $618,410. It sits in Cumberland County, where the county-wide median is $279,830.

Housing affordability in Bridgeton

Median household income in Bridgeton is $55,781, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Bridgeton

Bridgeton police recorded a violent crime rate of 920 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,507 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 Bridgeton

What is the average home price in Bridgeton, 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 Bridgeton, that value is $258,523. That's up 0.13% from a year earlier. It is about 58.2% below the typical New Jersey city tracked here.

Is Bridgeton expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Bridgeton are cheaper than Cumberland County as a whole, where the median is $279,830 — a difference of about 7.6%.

Is Bridgeton affordable?

Median household income here is $55,781, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Bridgeton a safe place to live?

Bridgeton police reported 920 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 26,634. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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