The median home value in Clayton, NJ is $332,479 as of 2026-06-30, up 1.08% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$332,479
Year-over-Year
+1.08%
Population
9,191
Clayton ranks #170 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 45.9% below the state's city median of $614,590. It sits in Gloucester County, where the county-wide median is $389,898.
Clayton police recorded a violent crime rate of 141 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 751 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 Clayton is $332,479. That's up 1.08% from a year earlier. That is about 45.9% below the typical county in New Jersey.
Homes in Clayton are cheaper than Gloucester County as a whole, where the median is $389,898 — a difference of about 14.7%.
Clayton police reported 141 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,191. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.