The median home value in Caldwell, NJ is $750,984 as of 2026-06-30, up 5.13% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$750,984
Year-over-Year
+5.13%
Population
8,976
Caldwell ranks #58 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 22.2% above the state's city median of $614,590. It sits in Essex County, where the county-wide median is $675,065.
Caldwell police recorded a violent crime rate of 67 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 323 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Caldwell is $750,984. That's up 5.13% from a year earlier. That is about 22.2% above the typical county in New Jersey.
Homes in Caldwell are more expensive than Essex County as a whole, where the median is $675,065 — a difference of about 11.2%.
Caldwell police reported 67 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 8,976. 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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